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)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 462