tılpıwu tamağına tığılırğa
/tɯlpɯwu tamaʁɯna tɯʁɯlɯrʁa/
Literal translation
for one's breath to get stuck in one's throat
Intended meaning
To be unable to breathe and go weak or helpless, as from shock, fear or exhaustion.
- Tişirıwnu tılpıwu tamağına tığıldı, juqa erinleri qaltıradıla.The woman's breath caught in her throat, her thin lips trembled.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 464