ow-şaw eterge
/ow-ʃaw eterɡe/
Literal translation
to do "ow-shaw" (cries of woe)
Intended meaning
To be stricken with grief; to lament and weep in sorrow.
- Tükençi eşikni açhanlay, Sapiyat, ow-şaw ete, arı kirdi.As soon as the shopkeeper opened the door, Sapiyat went in, weeping and lamenting.
- Hanifa ow-şaw etedi, alay ne madar.Hanifa grieves and weeps, but what is to be done.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 382
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 171