meteke
/meteke/
Balkar word
snail — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Balkar. The saying meteke qabına kirgenley means "like a snail drawn into its shell".
- meteke mılı jerlede jaşaydı — the snail lives in damp places
- meteke aqırın sürkeledi — the snail crawls slowly
- meteke qabından çıqdı — the snail came out of its shell
- metekeni qabı — the snail's shell
- meteke qabına kirgenley — like a snail drawn into its shell
- bahçada metekeni kördüm — I saw a snail in the garden
Expressions
- meteke qabına kirgenley — keeping to oneself
- meteke qabından jiyirgenŋenley — disgusted with oneself
No tables are shown for Balkar meanings: the forms on this site are built by Karachay rules.