tüyümmek teşerge
/tyjymmek teʃerɡe/
Literal translation
to untie a knot
Intended meaning
To heal a person or an animal whose intestines have become twisted, by tying a knot in a cord and reciting a prayer over it — a folk-medical practice held on belief.
- Sabır bek ustadı deydile. Ol, adamlağa uğay, mallağa da tüyümmek teşedi. Qara tartmasın har zamanda da qoyununda jürütedi. Bek ustadı.They say Sabyr is a great master. He undoes the knot not just for people but for livestock as well. He carries his black cord in his bosom at all times. He is a great master.
Variants
- tüyümçek teşerge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 469