çibinmi qaphandı
/tʃibinmi qapxandɯ/
Literal translation
has a fly bitten you?
Intended meaning
Said to someone who has suddenly turned angry or short-tempered, asking what has upset them.
- Alay a, ne çibin qaphan ese da, bıyıl tirmençi Salim bizni ırahat juwunurğa da, solurğa da qoymaydı.But whatever fly has bitten him, this year Salim the miller lets us neither bathe nor rest in peace.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 495