qanat tübüne jıyarğa
/qanat tybyne dʒɯjarʁa/
Literal translation
to gather under one's wing
Intended meaning
To take someone into one's care and look after them, keeping them close and seeing to their needs.
- Sabiyni halin, qılığın ol tamırın tartdırğan anaça kim bilir? Anıça qanat tübüne kim qısar?Who knows a child's nature and temper like the mother who bore him? Who else will gather him under her wing as she does?
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 291