topurağın saqlarğa
/topuraʁɯn saqlarʁa/
Literal translation
to guard someone's soil
Intended meaning
To go on living in the place where a close kinsman — typically one's father or mother — is buried, holding on to the family's land.
- Bir da ayama da, ataŋı topurağın saqla da tur, qıyamıtla, jummaqla saw bolsala, ala seni ataŋı janına bek jeŋil salırla.Spare nothing at all, keep guarding your father's soil — if the memorial rites and offerings are properly done, they will greatly ease your father's soul.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 459