suwuq suwğa qolun jetdirmezge
/suwuq suwʁa qolun dʒetdirmezɡe/
Literal translation
not to let someone's hand touch cold water
Intended meaning
To keep someone — especially a bride or a beloved relative — from any hard work or hardship, treating them tenderly and providing for them.
- Bek sıylı bolmasa, Osal kiyim kiydirmem, Biyik üyde jaşarsa, Suwuq suwğa tiydirmem.Even if it is nothing grand, I will not dress you in poor clothes; you will live in a lofty house, and I will not let you touch cold water.
Variants
- suwuq suwğa barmağın jetdirmezge
- suwuq suwğa qolun tiydirmezge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 419