börü azığı bolurğa
/børy azɯʁɯ bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to become a wolf's provisions
Intended meaning
Of a domestic animal: to be devoured by a wolf or another beast of prey.
- Ol buğa başha malğa qoşulub ketmesin. Buzowlanı tüzde qoyub, börü azığı bolmasın.Let that bull not wander off and mix in with other livestock. Do not leave the calves out on the plain, lest they become food for wolves.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 124