tuthuçu, tuturuğu bolurğa
/tutxutʃu, tuturuʁu bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to be someone's handhold, someone's prop
Intended meaning
To be a reliable relative, helper and protector for someone.
- Ne aytsaq da, ne hata etsek da, bu jarlı adamnı [İbrahimni] tuthuçu, tuturuğu bolluq tüyüldü dep, hıysap ete edile.They reckoned that whatever we said and whatever harm we did, we would never be a support or a prop to this poor man [Ibrahim].
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 463