kölü taqır bolurğa
/køly taqɯr bolurʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's heart to become barren
Intended meaning
To be overcome by the urge to weep, out of pity for someone or out of grief.
- Bekbolat Osmanŋa jumduruhun kötüredi. Alanı ol türlü sabiy halların körgende, Hanohnu kölü taqır boladı.Bekbolat raises his fist at Osman. Seeing them in such a childlike state, Hanoh is moved to tears.
- Medsestranı kölü taqır bolub, sağışha ketib turğanlay, eşik açıldı.The nurse, close to tears and lost in thought, was sitting there when the door opened.
Variants
- kölü tolurğa
- kölü az bolurğa
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary