aman awuz açarğa
/aman awuz atʃarʁa/
Literal translation
to open a bad mouth
Intended meaning
To put an evil construction on something; to predict or wish a bad outcome for it.
- Aman awuz açılğa edi ol uruşnu açhanlağa [nemislilege].May an evil word be spoken over those who started that war [the Germans].
- Ket, taŋ alasına aman awuz açasa, - dedi Mırza."Get away, you are speaking ill omens at the break of dawn," said Myrza.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 39
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 21