ölmey-qalmay
/ølmej-qalmaj/
1. barely, scarcely, with great difficulty; barely alive, half dead
- ölmey-qalmay keldi — he arrived barely alive
- ölmey-qalmay jaz başına çığarça — so that they would barely make it to early spring
2. so-so, tolerably, neither well nor badly
- ölmey-qalmay jaşaybız — we live so-so
Expressions
- ölmey-qalmay jaşarğa — barely scrape by