tuqumsuz-juqsuz tüyüldü

/tuqumsuz-dʒuqsuz tyjyldy/

Literal translation

is not without lineage and the like

Intended meaning

Said of someone who comes from a decent, respectable family and is not of low or disreputable birth.
  • Arığan alaşağa minmey, saylap, Ajirleni majalına minseŋ a! Tuqumsuz-juqsuz tüyül ediŋ, Bizge bir haparla iyseŋ a.Rather than mounting a weary nag, pick out and mount a sturdy stallion! You were not a man without kin — do send us some news.

Variants

  • tuqumsuz-juqsuz tüldü (Karachay)

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