sawdan öksüz
/sawdan øksyz/
Literal translation
orphan from the living
Intended meaning
A child who grows up apart from his parents even though they are alive.
- Sabiyleni sawdan öksüz etmeyik, – dep, keleçile iyib da kördüm, alay üy biyçebiz qatına da qoymaydı."Let us not make the children orphans while we are alive," I said, and I even sent go-betweens, but our wife will not let anyone near her.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 394