keleçi
/keletʃi/
1. mediator, go-between
- bizge keleçi kerek tüldü — we do not need a mediator
- ol alağa keleçi bolğandı — he acted as a mediator for them
- ala keleçi izleydile — they are looking for a mediator
- keleçi bolurğa — to be a mediator
- keleçige ölüm joq — a go-between is not put to death
2. representative, delegate, ambassador
- ol bizni keleçibizdi — he is our representative
- halqnı keleçisi söleşgendi — the representative of the people spoke
- jamağat keleçile — representatives of the public
- keleçileni jıyılıwu — an assembly of representatives
- ministerstvonu keleçisi — the representative of the ministry
3. harbinger, herald
- jaznı keleçisi — the harbinger of spring
- bu jaŋur jaznı keleçisidi — this rain is a harbinger of spring
- kertini keleçisi — naqırda — the herald of truth is a joke
4. matchmaker — The person who goes to a woman's family to ask for her hand on a man's behalf.
- keleçi qatın — a woman matchmaker
- keleçi ierge — to send matchmakers
- keleçile kelgendile — the matchmakers have come
- keleçile arbazdan taymaydıla — the matchmakers never leave the yard
- keleçini qoynu ötürükden tolu — a matchmaker's bosom is full of lies
5. ambassador, envoy, diplomat
- qralnı keleçisi — the ambassador of the state
- tış qrallanı keleçileri — diplomats of foreign countries
- başha qralğa keleçi bolub barırğa — to go to another country as ambassador