aqılı joqdu
/aqɯlɯ dʒoqdu/
Literal translation
his mind is not there
Intended meaning
Said of someone who has no intention or desire to do the thing in question.
- Taŋ athanlı şulpu etedi, ayazır aqılı joqdu.Since daybreak it has been drizzling; there is no sign it intends to clear up.
Variants
- aqılı djoqdu
- djapısı djoqdu
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 31
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 27