janı jer bla teŋ bolurğa
/dʒanɯ dʒer bla teŋ bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for one's soul to become level with the ground
Intended meaning
To become sad and downcast; to sink into low spirits.
- Alay, barıb, Mutaynı kökge aralıb turğanın körsem a, janım jer bla teŋ boladı.But when I go and see Mutay staring up at the sky, my spirits sink.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 178