ahı keterge
/axɯ keterɡe/
Literal translation
one's spirit goes away
Intended meaning
To be seized by fright and lose one's composure; to be badly startled and thrown into confusion.
- At sekirgen sayın, anı ahı ketedi, jaşlanı maltab keterik sunadı.Every time the horse leapt, he was terrified, thinking it would trample the boys.
- Anı eşitgende, kişini ahı qurudu.When he heard that, the man was struck with terror.
Variants
- ahı qururğa
- ahısın alırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 75