saw kel
/saw kel/
Literal translation
come in health
Intended meaning
Said to someone who has just arrived, greeting them and wishing them well.
- O-o! Qalay alamat qonaq keldi, saw kel, saw kel! – dep, Habas qonağını [Zawurbekni] allına çabıb, qatı quçaqladı."Oh! What a wonderful guest has come, welcome, welcome!" said Khabas, and running out to meet his guest [Zaurbek], he embraced him tightly.
Variants
- saw kelgin
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 392
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 200