ot qoşunça
/ot qoʃuntʃa/
Literal translation
like a fire vessel
Intended meaning
Sluggish, torpid and unfeeling; a person who is slow-witted and shows little emotion or initiative.
- «Qaçan? Qaçan?» – de da tur, ot qoşunça, üyde çök da.Just keep saying "When? When?", and sit at home like a lump of dough.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 378