ahırat süek kibik
/axɯrat syek kibik/
Idiom
Literal translation
like a bone of the hereafter
Intended meaning
Extremely thin and gaunt; emaciated.
- Bu da kimge küle bolur, ahırat süek kibik!?– And who might this one be laughing at, skinny as a corpse's bone!?
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary