uçhan quşdan tük alğan

/utʃxan quʃdan tyk alʁan/

Literal translation

having taken a feather from a flying eagle

Outstandingly courageous and daring; said of a person of exceptional bravery.

Şawalanı Zuhura uçhan quşdan tük alğan, allay jigit, jiger qız edi.Shawalany Zukhura was such a brave, spirited girl — one who could take a feather off a flying eagle.
Ma anda, Mukuş nığışında, qaya taşlanı kötürüb, hunağa salğan kişile, uçhan quşdan tük alğan jaşla Zantuwdunu haparına köz qaqmağanlay tıŋılaydıla.There, at the Mukush gathering place, the men who lifted the crag stones and set them into the wall, lads bold enough to take a feather off a flying eagle, listen to Zantuudu's tale without blinking an eye.

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