teke saqallı

/teke saqallɯ/

Literal translation

billy-goat-bearded

Intended meaning

Said of a man who keeps his beard trimmed to a narrow point.
  • Jaŋı tanışım, ırahat olturub, kesini sıyın ahşı bilgen adamça, teke saqalçığın alğa çığarıb, eki qolu bla da qalpağın, eki tobuğu bla da jol artmaqçığın qısıb baradı.My new acquaintance, seated at his ease like a man who knows his own worth well, thrusts out his little goat-beard and goes along holding his cap tight with both hands and his little travelling bag with both knees.

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