suw başında kömükça
/suw baʃɯnda kømyktʃa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
like foam on the surface of the water
Intended meaning
To live comfortably and happily, without hardship or care.
- Mariyam a, oquwun boşap, jaşı işge kirgenli, suw başında kömükça jaşaydı.As for Mariyam, ever since her son finished his studies and started work, she has been living in perfect ease.
Literal translation
like foam on the surface of the water
Intended meaning
Something fragile and feeble that breaks down or falls apart at the slightest pressure.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 413
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 207