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].

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