suwuq qısarğa
/suwuq qɯsarʁa/
Literal translation
for the cold to squeeze
Intended meaning
For a severe frost to arrive and make life hard.
- Çana ız bolur qar tüzle, Meşhut töbe qarala, Suwuq qısıb, ögüzle, Qızıw tartışıb baralla.The snowy plains will bear sledge tracks, the heavy hills loom dark, and in the gripping cold the oxen go straining hard.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 418