jayaq
/dʒajaq/
1. cheek — Of people and animals. oŋ jayaq is the right cheek, sol jayaq the left cheek.
- oŋ jayaq — the right cheek
- sabiyni jayaqları qızardı — the child's cheeks went red
- quw jayaqla — sunken cheeks
- jayaqları içine quruğandıla — his cheeks have sunk in
- tük bashan jayağın qaşıydı — scratches his stubbly cheek
- birewnü jayağına tartarğa — to slap someone on the cheek
2. jaw — Also called jayaq süek. baş jayaq is the upper jaw, tüb jayaq the lower jaw.
- baş jayaq — the upper jaw
- tüb jayaq — the lower jaw
- anı jayağı sındı — his jaw broke
- jayaqların qımıldatadı — moves his jaws
- jayaqları qarışıb qalğandıla — his jaws have cramped up
Expressions
- ayağı – ayaqğa, jayağı jayaqğa jetmezge — overjoyed
- biri bir jayaq birsi bir jayaq — worth all the rest
- eki qolu da çana jayaqları kibik — lanky and thin
- jayağı jabılmazğa — talk nonstop; eat nonstop