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
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 342
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), PDF page 174