kün qaytırğa
/kyn qajtɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for the day to turn back
Intended meaning
Of the daylight to begin growing longer again after the winter solstice.
- Kün qaytır zamanŋa, biçen eki teŋ bolub qalır dep qorqama, mal aşha bir kesek saq boluğuz, – dedi atabız."I am afraid that by the time the days start lengthening, only half the hay will be left; be a little sparing with the livestock's feed," our father said.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 279