qatın köllü, tawuq közlü bolsun
/qatɯn kølly, tawuq køzly bolsun/
Literal translation
may he be woman-hearted and chicken-eyed
Intended meaning
A wish spoken over a male child, asking that he grow up with a gentle nature.
- Duniyada birinçi atlamın endi eterik qarındaşıbızğa allay aqılnı Allah bersin! – dedi qart Biyso. – Qatın köllü, tawuq közlü ulan bolsun!"May Allah grant such good sense to our little brother, who is about to take his first step in the world!" said old Biyso. "May he be a boy with a woman's heart and a chicken's eye!"
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 310