qara kün
/qara kyn/
Literal translation
black day
Intended meaning
A time of great calamity — severe hardship, a life of suffering, or death — that comes upon someone.
- Ölgenni jilyawun etgen Ma kesini jilyawun da etedi, Tüşüb esine allay qara kün kelligi, Ol da, atası ölgen kibik, öllügü.Whoever weeps for the dead is really weeping for themselves, remembering that such a black day will come for them too, that they too will die, as their father died.
- Bu qara kün kesime nögerge, Qatı kişilik, alama seni, Anam iynanŋan kibik quranŋa, İynanama men eski küçüŋe!On this black day I take you, hard courage, as my companion; as my mother believed in the Quran, so I believe in your ancient strength!
Variants
- qara kün kelirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 299