baş qağarğa

/baʃ qaʁarʁa/

Literal translation

to shake the head

Intended meaning

To doze fitfully while sitting up, drifting in and out of sleep.
  • Murat, sıŋsıy kelib, baş qağıb tebredi.Murat, growing drowsy, began to nod off.
  • Nögerleri, juqlay kelib, baş qaqsala da, Sarbiy uşkogun qoltuğuna salıb, suwçuqnu qatında, taşdan taşha sekire, bir kesek aylanıb, sora Şawhalnı kesine çaqırıb söleşdi.Though his companions were growing sleepy and nodding off, Sarbiy tucked his rifle under his arm, wandered a while by the little stream, leaping from stone to stone, and then called Shaukhal over and spoke with him.

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