qısır qaya
/qɯsɯr qaja/
Collocation
Literal translation
barren rock
Intended meaning
A cliff of solid stone, carrying no soil and with nothing growing on it.
- Tarda qısır qayala eki janından asırı qıshandan, suw, aq kömük etib, töŋerete kelgen taşlarını dawurun eşitdiredi.In the gorge the bare cliffs press in so hard from both sides that the water, turning to white foam, makes you hear the din of the stones it comes rolling down.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary