tügü-başı çüyre aylanŋan
/tyɡy-baʃɯ tʃyjre ajlanŋan/
Literal translation
whose coat and head have turned the wrong way round
Intended meaning
Of livestock: in miserable condition — thin, weak and poor-looking.
- Qışdan igi çıqmağan, arıqdan tügü-başı çüyre aylanŋan maldan ne et, ne jün allıqsa jaz başında?What meat or what wool will you get in the spring from an animal that came through the winter badly and is so thin its coat is all awry?
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 467