uwaq kerek
/uwaq kerek/
Literal translation
small necessity
Intended meaning
Small items fit to be given to a woman as a present — perfume, soap, a mirror, a ring and the like.
- Bıltır, igi işlegeni üçün, bir küyüznü sawğağa bergendile qızğa. Uwaq keregini ua sanı da joqdu, – dep, Mölethan maşinanı terezesinden tışına qaradı."Last year they gave the girl a rug as a present for working well. And of the small gifts there is no counting," said Mölethan, looking out of the car window.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 479