salam-kelyam bolurğa
/salam-keljam bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to be greeting-and-word
Intended meaning
To greet someone and answer a greeting in return.
- Andan sora munu bla [Vladimir Daniloviç bla] şaharda joluqsaq, salam-kelyam bola turğanbız.After that, whenever we met him [Vladimir Danilovich] in town, we would exchange greetings.
- Salam-kelyam da bolmağanlay, kimsiz siz, qaydan kelgen adamlasız? – degendi Janmırza."Without so much as a greeting — who are you, where have you people come from?" said Janmyrza.
Variants
- salam-kelyam berirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 386
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 173