sanawun tawushan
/sanawun tawusxan/
Literal translation
having used up one's count
Intended meaning
Very old and with the end of life close at hand; said of a person or of livestock.
- İynaluqnu egeçi sanawun tawushan gırhı qart qatındı.Iynaluq's sister is a worn-out old woman whose days are numbered.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 388