quyruğu-jalı
/qujruʁu-dʒalɯ/
Literal translation
one's tail and mane
Intended meaning
A person's kinsfolk and relatives; the family stock someone comes from.
- Ata, ana alğı burun, quyruğu-jalı qaydandı dep, bu janından qulaq tigedile.The father and mother first of all prick up their ears on this side, [asking] where his kin are from.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 330