süek sawlu bol
/syek sawlu bol/
Literal translation
be sound of bone
Intended meaning
A blessing wishing the addressee good health and well-being.
- Üyge keç kelgenimde: «Seni hataŋdan iynekni buzow emib ketgendi», – dep etilgen tırmanla: «Süek sawlu bol, süygeniŋ bla birge jaşawuŋ uzaq jıllanı bolsun!» – degen alğışlaça eşitiliwçü edile.When I came home late, the scoldings — “Because of you the calf has sucked the cow dry” — used to sound to me like blessings: “Good health to you, may your life with your beloved last long years!”
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 425