qarın awruwu
/qarɯn awruwu/
Literal translation
the belly's ache
Intended meaning
The thing a person actually wants and is pressing for — their hope, intention, or private design.
- Qısha ayt da qoy: seni qarın awruwuŋu bileme, alanı birgelerine barırğa izleyse, alaymıdı? – dedi podpolkovnik.Say it short and be done with it: I know what you are after — you want to go over to their lot, is that it? — said the lieutenant colonel.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 307
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеологиясы (2007), p. 146
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), PDF page 156