saw barmaqğa – çipirek

/saw barmaqʁa – tʃipirek/

Literal translation

a sore on a sound finger

Said of a trouble that befalls someone suddenly and out of nowhere, with no warning.

Saw barmaqğa – çipirek dep, köremise, qalay boldu jarlı qarındaşım – dep jarsıdı Lüba, teŋ qızların körgenley."A sore on a sound finger," as they say — do you see what has become of my poor brother? — Lyuba lamented the moment she saw her girlfriends.

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