qara tartırğa
/qara tartɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to draw black
Intended meaning
To become literate; to acquire reading and writing skills.
- Jamawatçılanı orus jerleden kelgen kitaplağa da, kesleri qara tartırğa da allay bir nek tartdırğanların türlü-türlü ömürlede türlü-türlü aytıwçu edile.In different centuries people explained in different ways why the community was so drawn to the books that came from Russian lands and to learning to read and write themselves.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 301