taw bla teŋ bolğan
/taw bla teŋ bolʁan/
Literal translation
become equal with a mountain
Intended meaning
Held in the greatest honour and esteem; of a person whose good name carries weight among people.
- Anı [Temmotnu] adepliligine elde namısları tawla bla teŋ bolğan, aq saqallı qartla jüreklerinden ıspas etedile.The white-bearded elders of the village, men held in the greatest honour, praise him [Temmot] from their hearts for his good manners.
Variants
- namısı taw bla teŋ bolğan
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 433