jilyan ururğa
/dʒiljan ururʁa/
Literal translation
for a snake to strike
Intended meaning
Of a snake: to bite someone and drive its venom into the body.
- Temurqanı ayağın jilyan urğandı da, aŋa madar etermi edik dep, murkku etgenbiz.A snake had bitten Temurqa's foot, so we whispered a healing charm over him, hoping we could do something for it.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 201