kökden tüşgença
/køkden tyʃɡentʃa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
as if fallen from the sky
Intended meaning
Strikingly fine, beautiful or remarkable; seeming almost unearthly.
- «Uşkok» degen söznü eşitgenley, jumduruğum kesi allına teşilib, Baldan közüme kökden tüşgen bir adamça körünüb qaldı.The moment I heard the word "rifle" my fist came undone of its own accord, and Baldan appeared to my eyes like a person come down from the sky.
Literal translation
as if fallen from the sky
Intended meaning
Suddenly and unexpectedly, while no one knew it was coming.
- Qaraŋıda qaydan çıqdı ese da, bir ullu it, kökden tüşgença, allımda süelib tura edi.Out of the dark, from wherever it had come, a huge dog was standing there in front of me as if it had dropped out of the sky.
Variants
- kökden tüşgen kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 261
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 128
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 132