qış qıyama
/qɯʃ qɯjama/
Literal translation
winter torment
Intended meaning
The coldest, harshest stretch of the winter season.
- Allah keçmesin Sufiyanŋa! Anı aythanın etib, bay bolama dep, barğan edi qış qıyamada qoylağa.May Allah not forgive Sufiyan! Doing as he said, thinking he would get rich, he went out to the sheep in the dead of winter.
Sources
Show sources
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 350