stol qıyırı
/stol qɯjɯrɯ/
Literal translation
edge of a table
Intended meaning
A petty official position; a low-ranking desk job.
- Halimat meni işlerimi süe ese, maŋa, sürüwçü bol dep qısmasın da, qulluq bersin. Ne ua bu kolhozda bir stol qıyırı maŋamı quruğandı?If Halimat cares about my affairs, let her not press me to become a herdsman but give me a post. Or has this collective farm run out of even one little desk for me?
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 412