qara suwuq
/qara suwuq/
Literal translation
black cold
Intended meaning
Bitter winter cold that sets in when no snow is lying on the ground.
- Bıyıl jaz başı keç keldi. Jerde qar bolmağanlıqğa, qara suwuq martda da üfgürüb turdu.Spring came late this year. Although there was no snow on the ground, the black frost went on blowing even through March.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 301