sekir, toqmaq, ur, toqmaq
/sekir, toqmaq, ur, toqmaq/
Literal translation
jump, mallet; strike, mallet
Intended meaning
A peremptory command that everything is to happen exactly as the speaker orders.
- Sekir, toqmaq, ur, toqmaq dep, qıznı qaçırıb kelgenlerinde, kişi sözüne da qaramay, Zuriyat, onownu qolğa alıb, toyğa hazırlanıwnu başladı.Saying "jump, mallet, strike, mallet", when they came bringing the abducted girl, Zuriyat, heeding no one's word, took the matter into her own hands and began the wedding preparations.
- Qart, toqmaqnı alıb, qaladan arlaq ayırılıb, «sekir, toqmaq, ur, toqmaq» degenley, toqmaq bir sekirib jerni, bir sekirib jaşnı urub tebregendi.The old man took the mallet, moved a little away from the tower, and as soon as he said "jump, mallet, strike, mallet", the mallet began to strike — one leap at the ground, one leap at the lad.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 395
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 204