çıgır başdan qurt ağızğan

/tʃɯɡɯr baʃdan qurt aʁɯzʁan/

Literal translation

making the worms drop off a scabby head

Intended meaning

Extremely hot; describing a day of blazing, oppressive heat.
  • Çıgır başdan qurt ağızğan kün dep da bıllayğa aytıwçu bolurla dep, jülünŋen başın qaşır birsi."A day that makes the worms drop off a scabby head" must be what they say about a day like this, thought the other, scratching his shaven head.
  • Tallahiy, bügün kün asırı qızdırğandan, çıgır başnı qurtların ağızırıqdı.By God, the sun is blazing so hot today that it will make the worms drop off a scabby head.

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