qara tutarğa
/qara tutarʁa/
Literal translation
to hold black
Intended meaning
To wish someone harm and begrudge them any good fortune.
- Sekede ua aŋa [Çöpellewge] nietleri türlü-türlü bolğandı, bek hurmet da etgendile, qara tuthanla da az tüyül edile.In Seke, feelings toward him [toward Chöpelleu] were mixed: some showed him great respect, and those who bore him ill will were not few either.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 302