qart qurtha
/qart qurtxa/
Literal translation
old crone
Intended meaning
A person credited with occult powers — a fortune-teller or sorcerer.
- Ket, qart qurtha, ket, aldarğa küreşme, men senden teli tüyülme, – dedi qonşu qatın."Get away, you old witch, get away, don't try to trick me, I'm no more a fool than you are," said the neighbour woman.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 306