ow-şaw eterge
/ow-ʃaw eterɡe/
Collocation · Light-verb construction
Literal translation
to do "ow-shaw" (cries of woe)
Intended meaning
To be stricken with grief; to lament and weep in sorrow.
- Tükençi eşikni açhanlay, Sapiyat, ow-şaw ete, arı kirdi.As soon as the shopkeeper opened the door, Sapiyat went in, weeping and lamenting.
- Hanifa ow-şaw etedi, alay ne madar.Hanifa grieves and weeps, but what is to be done.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary