töbedegin-töppedegin keltiriwçü
/tøbedeɡin-tøppedeɡin keltiriwtʃy/
Literal translation
one who brings what is on the mound and what is on the peak
Intended meaning
A capable, enterprising person who finds a way to get or accomplish whatever is needed.
- Men – eşekça jegiliwçü, töbedegin-töppedegin keltiriwçü, siz da – anı çaçıwçu, tılq etib, tamaqdan jiberiwçü. Dağıda meni atım «içgiçi», «hawle», «hını».I am the one harnessed like a donkey, the one who brings home what is on the mound and on the peak, and you are the ones who scatter it, waste it and send it down your throats. And on top of that my name is "drunkard", "vagrant", "boor".
- Safar töbedegin, töppedegin keltiriwçü kişidi.Safar is a man who can bring home whatever is needed.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 445
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 198