qırqar ay
/qɯrqar aj/
Literal translation
shearing month
Intended meaning
The month of August in the traditional folk calendar.
- Biçen çalıw bir tohtawsuz barğandı, Qırqar aynı atı qırqar bolsa da.The haymaking went on without a break, even though the name of the month Къыркъар means 'shearing'.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 348