jer jutarğa
/dʒer dʒutarʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
for the earth to swallow (someone)
Intended meaning
To die.
- «Söz da ötmekge teŋdi», – degen Tawlunu jer juthandı.The earth has swallowed the highlander who said, "A word is worth as much as bread."
Idiom
Literal translation
for the earth to swallow (something)
Intended meaning
Of a thing: to go missing and be nowhere to be found.
- Toba, asto... bu işge bir qara! Qayrı jer jutdu? – dep, Bazarbiy kesi kesine muruldaydı."Lord have mercy, God forgive... just look at this business! Where on earth has it got to?" Bazarbiy mutters to himself.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 194