qurt-qumursha qozğalğan zamanda
/qurt-qumursxa qozʁalʁan zamanda/
Literal translation
at the time when the worms and ants stir
Intended meaning
In early spring, at the time when the ground first takes on warmth.
- Qurt-qumursha qozğalğanda, urluq izlep, jer da tılpıw etib başlaydı.When the insects begin to stir, the earth too, asking for seed, starts to give off steam.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 339
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 171