bawur töben bolurğa
/bawur tøben bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to be liver-downward
Intended meaning
To end up with one's face to the ground — to lie, fall or drop prone.
- Adırah bawur töben boldu, sora, çabarğa hazırlanŋança, tört ayaqlanıb, artha qaradı.Adyrakh dropped face down, then, as if getting ready to run, went on all fours and looked back.
- Sora, bilekleri meni sanlarım bla enişge uça, ol qızıw jerge bawur töbeninden tüşdü.Then, his arms sliding down along my body, he fell face down onto the hot ground.
Variants
- bawur töbeninden tüşerge
- bawur töbeninden awarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 92