suwuq qonaq
/suwuq qonaq/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
cold guest
Intended meaning
An uninvited, unexpected visitor whom no one is glad to see.
- Kesi ua [Hamit], tışından suwuq qonaq kelmesin dep, tögerekge saq qaray aylanadı.And he himself [Hamit] kept walking about, looking warily around him, lest an unwelcome guest come from outside.
Literal translation
cold guest
Intended meaning
A visitor who arrives bringing bad tidings.
- Suwuq qonaqnı betin körgenley da bildile, ol tawdan igi hapar keltirmegenin.The moment they saw the face of the cold guest, they knew that he had brought no good news from the mountain.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 418