tişirıwdan qan çeriw qaytır
/tiʃirɯwdan qan tʃeriw qajtɯr/
Literal translation
from a woman a blood army turns back
Intended meaning
A woman's honour holds men back from violence: where she intervenes, blood is not shed and the fight does not take place.
- Tişirıwdan qan çeriw qaytadı, jaşım, – dedi Dawus basımlı."A bloody army turns back from a woman, my son," said Dauus with weight.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 456
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 537