qunduzça jıltırağan
/qunduztʃa dʒɯltɯraʁan/
Literal translation
gleaming like an otter
Intended meaning
Of hair: deep black and shining with a silky, sleek lustre.
- Sabır bol, balam, – dedi Jünüs, asırı azğandan, qan tamırları bilinib turğan qarıwsuz qolları bla qızını qunduzça jıltırağan qara çaçın sılay."Be calm, my child," said Dzhunus, stroking his daughter's otter-sleek black hair with his feeble hands, so wasted that the veins stood out on them.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 337