köznü közge ursaŋ, körünmezça
/køzny køzɡe ursaŋ, kørynmeztʃa/
Literal translation
such that if you struck eye against eye, it would not be seen
Intended meaning
Completely dark; so dark that nothing at all can be made out.
- Asırı qaraŋılıq qıshandan, köznü közge ursaŋ körünmezça boldu.The darkness closed in so thickly that it became pitch black.
- Qaraŋılıq – köz ursaŋ da körmezça.Darkness — so black you could not see a thing.
Variants
- köz ursaŋ da, körmezça
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 253