eşegi ölgen tawluça

/eʃeɡi ølɡen tawlutʃa/

Literal translation

like a highlander whose donkey has died

Intended meaning

Dejected and glum; going about with a hangdog, dispirited air.
  • Hammaliy da alay, eşegi ölgen tawluça, mugurayıb turğanlay, avtobusdan bir kişi çıqdı.And Hammaliy too, just like that, glum as a highlander whose donkey has died, was standing there sulking when a man stepped off the bus.
  • Oho, endi, eşegi ölgen tawlulay, mıkkıl bolub turma. Bir da qorqma, seni Zuhuraŋ tas bolmaz.All right now, don't go about hunched over like a highlander whose donkey has died. Don't be afraid at all — your Zukhura won't be lost.

Variants

  • eşegi ölgen tawlulay

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