qonaqlıq eterge
/qonaqlɯq eterɡe/
Literal translation
to do guesthood
Intended meaning
To slaughter an animal in honour of a guest's arrival and lay on a feast for them.
- Ekinçi kün Irısqul, jaŋız ulağın kesib, bizge qonaqlıq etdi.The next day Yryskul slaughtered his only kid goat and laid on a guest-feast for us.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 328