uw jilyan
/uw dʒiljan/
Literal translation
poison snake
Intended meaning
An extremely malicious, spiteful person.
- Meni kelinim adam tüyüldü, uw jilyandı ansı, – dep tarığadı, ınna."My daughter-in-law is no human being, she is a venomous snake," grandmother complains.
- Çamlandırıb sovet halqnı kesine, Ne tüşgendi uw jilyannı esine?Having turned the Soviet people against himself, what has come into that venomous snake's mind?
Variants
- uw jilyan kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 479