awuzuŋu qıs
/awuzuŋu qɯs/
Literal translation
clamp your mouth
Intended meaning
Stop talking and hold back what you were about to say; be quiet.
- Ket, awuzuŋu qıs, – dedi aladan biri aŋa [Qudasha], közleri, qaşları bla ne ese da bir zatnı aŋılatırğa küreşe."Get away, shut your mouth," one of them said to him [Kudas], trying to convey something with his eyes and brows.
Variants
- awuzuŋu jap
- awuzuŋu tıy
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 73