qulağı tururğa
/qulaʁɯ tururʁa/
Literal translation
for one's ear to stand up
Intended meaning
To become alert and listen intently, suddenly paying close attention to a sound.
- Sora, asırı erikgenden, keterge tebiregenley, uzaqda adam dawurla eşitildile. Adilgeriyni qulaqları turdula, jüregi terk-terk ura başladı.Then, out of sheer boredom, just as he was about to leave, human voices were heard in the distance. Adilgeriy pricked up his ears, and his heart began to beat fast.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 333