hawa çıraq
/xawa tʃɯraq/
Literal translation
air lamp
Intended meaning
An electric lamp; lighting powered by electricity.
- Ma seyir, ma tamaşa – bilmey turğanlay, kim bilsin, kimni qadarı sebep boldu, kimni qolu boluşdu, – har bir jerde hawa çıraqla jandıla.What a wonder, what a marvel — before we knew it, who can say whose fate lent a hand, whose hand helped — electric lights came on everywhere.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 486