qawqalaq
/qawqalaq/
Balkar word
idler, loafer, lazybones — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 and Nevruz 1991 mark it Balkar. It means a person who drifts about without work and avoids effort, living off the community. With eterge it means idle about, loaf.
- ol boş qawqalaqdı — he is a mere idler
- ala qawqalaqladıla — they are idlers
- ol jaş qawqalaq edi — that young man was an idler
- sezdi anı boş qawqalaq bolğanın — sensed that he was a mere idler
- qawqalaq bolma — don't be a loafer
Expressions
- qawqalaq eterge — loaf about
No tables are shown for Balkar meanings: the forms on this site are built by Karachay rules.