ayaqlaşıb-başlaşıb jatarğa
/ajaqlaʃɯb-baʃlaʃɯb dʒatarʁa/
Literal translation
to lie foot-to-head with one another
Intended meaning
To sleep crosswise on one bed, each person's head at the other's feet, as when many people share cramped sleeping space.
- Vagonnu sol janında baş narda Hajibekir bla Bayçonu ullu üyürleri, kimi olturğanlay, kimi ayaqlaşıb-başlaşıb juqlaydıla.On the left side of the wagon, on the upper bunk, the large families of Hazhibekir and Baychu were sleeping, some sitting up, some lying head-to-toe.
Variants
- ayaqlaşıb-başlaşıb juqlarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 87