ölgen ölü bolurğa
/ølɡen øly bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to become a dead person's corpse
Intended meaning
To be so consumed by grief or worry that one loses all desire to go on living; to be deeply despondent.
- Asiyat mudahdan, ölgen ölü kibik, işlegen işi iş bolmay, aşağan aşı aş bolmay, muthuzlanıb, beti ketib, eki közün da sağış, qayğı alıb, olturğan jerinde tözalmay, ullu qayğığa qalğandı.Asiyat, out of sorrow, like one dead with grief, found no worth in the work she did nor in the food she ate; she grew dull, her face lost its color, care and worry filled both her eyes, and, unable to bear sitting still, she fell into great distress.
Variants
- ölgen ölük bolurğa
- sawdan ölü bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 163