jan alırğa
/dʒan alɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to take the soul
Intended meaning
To cease to live; to expire — said of people, animals and birds alike.
- Ol hayıwan pırhıldap, jan ala turğanın körgende, kölüm toldu.When I saw that animal snorting, dying, my heart filled with pity.
- Alim kontslagerden qaçıb, ağaç içinde it bla talaşhan zamanında, ol kesin jan alğan sunŋan edi.When Alim escaped from the concentration camp and was fighting off a dog in the forest, he thought he was dying.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 172