qazan quruqça
/qazan quruqtʃa/
Literal translation
like a cauldron pole
Intended meaning
Said jokingly of a person who is exceedingly tall and lanky.
- Qazan quruqça, brigadirni başı halq ortasında körüne edi.Like a cauldron pole, the brigade leader's head stood out in the middle of the crowd.
Variants
- jılqıçı quruqça
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 285