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

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