oba qarançha
/oba qarantʃxa/
Collocation
Literal translation
burial-mound scarecrow
Intended meaning
A scarecrow set up in a graveyard to frighten off animals and birds; used in comparisons for a ragged, frightful-looking figure.
- Bu nege uşaydı, oba qarançha kibik?What does this look like — like a graveyard scarecrow?
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary