sıbızğı bla izlerge
/sɯbɯzʁɯ bla izlerɡe/
Literal translation
to search with a flute
Intended meaning
To search for the body of a drowned person by playing a reed pipe over the water, following the traditional belief that the sound of the pipe makes the body settle and reveal itself.
- «İynaluqnu ölügün tapmay qoyarğa jaramaz», – dep, terek, taş tübün qoymay, jaŋıdan qarmap başladıla. Alanla, sıbızğı bla izleyik, – dep, Gonday adamlağa aylanıp aytdı."We must not leave Iynaluq's body unfound," they said, and began searching anew, leaving no tree or stone unturned. "Friends, let us search with the flute," said Gonday, turning to the people.
Variants
- sıbızğı tartıp izlerge
- sıbızğı soğub izlerge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 419