süegi qatarğa
/syeɡi qatarʁa/
Literal translation
for one's bone to harden
Intended meaning
To pass out of childhood and become physically strong and hardened.
- Alıqa anı [Lokkaynı] süegi qatmağandı.His — Lokkay's — bones have not hardened yet.
- İşlegiz, – deydile, – süegi qathan, Adam tüyüldü salqında jathan."Work," they say — one who lies about in the shade is no grown man.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 424