tuz-gırjın bla tüberge
/tuz-ɡɯrdʒɯn bla tyberɡe/
Literal translation
to meet with salt and bread
Intended meaning
To greet someone with congratulations and invite them in as a guest.
- Köz allına ol quwançha jıyılğan halq, quruluşçulağa tuz-gırjın alıb kelgen sabançı tişirıwnu ışarğanı keldi.Before his eyes came the crowd gathered for that celebration, and the smile of the farming woman who had brought bread and salt to the builders.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 461