hayıwan et aşağan
/xajɯwan et aʃaʁan/
Literal translation
having eaten the meat of a beast
Intended meaning
A term of abuse for someone behaving senselessly, thrown at them in anger or reproach.
- Hayıwan et aşağan, şintikle temir jipden ıçhınıb ketmey qalay barırla?You crazy fool, how are the chairs supposed to travel along an iron cable without slipping off?
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 483