jawurunŋa qararğa
/dʒawurunŋa qararʁa/
Literal translation
to look at the shoulder blade
Intended meaning
To foretell what is coming — joy or sorrow for the country, the people, or the household — by reading the marks on the bone of a boiled sheep's shoulder blade.
- Alan, Topçuq, jawurunŋamı qarağansa oğese tüşmü körgense? – dedi Babaev.Hey, Topchuk, did you read it in a shoulder blade, or did you see it in a dream? – said Babaev.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 190