quş urğan tawuqça

/quʃ urʁan tawuqtʃa/

Literal translation

like a hen struck by an eagle

Intended meaning

Bewildered and thrown into confusion, looking a fright, with hair and clothes in disarray.
  • Lyallüw, quş urğan tawuqça, ne aytırğa bilmey, bir kesek sabır boldu.Lyallyuu, like a hen struck by an eagle, not knowing what to say, kept quiet for a while.
  • Nasıbı quruğan Hanımsat, quş tübünden ıçhınŋan jüjekça, az quwanmadı.Khanymsat, whose luck had run out, was overjoyed, like a chick that had slipped out from under an eagle.

Variants

  • quş tübünden ıçhınŋan tawuqça
  • quş tübünden ıçhınŋan jüjekça

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