jan soluw eterge

/dʒan soluw eterɡe/

Literal translation

to make a soul-breath

Intended meaning

To breathe in short, rapid gasps, as after running or hard exertion.
  • Meni ua kelinim, Şamdariy, ızlarından, lohbay sürgen kibik, jan soluw etib jetedi.And my daughter-in-law, Shamdariy, comes up behind them panting, like someone driving a lohbay.
  • Çabhanın buzmağanlay, Azret, jan soluw etib, alayğa jetgeninde, biçen qalawnu eki etib, jartısından köbü (aslamı) küyüb boşab, qalğan kesegi da tütünley tura edi.Without breaking his run, when Azret, panting, reached the place, the haystack had split in two, more than half of it had burned up, and the rest was still smouldering.

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