quş bolubmu uçarıqsa
/quʃ bolubmu utʃarɯqsa/
Literal translation
are you going to turn into an eagle and fly off?
Intended meaning
Said in rebuke to someone hurrying needlessly: there is no reason for such haste.
- Nek aşığasa, ne guzaba etese?! Tohta, bügün sen quş bolubmu uçarıqsa? Anı qoy da, men aythanŋa juwap et!Why are you hurrying, what are you fretting about?! Stop — are you going to turn into an eagle today and fly off? Never mind that, answer what I asked you!
- Aşığıb da, bügün iŋir bla tambla erttenni ne başhası bardı? Jortub barıb, quşmu tutarıqsa?Even if you hurry, what difference is there between this evening and tomorrow morning? Are you going to run off and catch an eagle?
Variants
- quşmu tutarıqsa (Karachay)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 342