tırq dep
/tɯrq dep/
Literal translation
saying 'tyrq'
Intended meaning
Abruptly and without warning, catching one unprepared — of something that happens in an instant, such as a thought striking one or a person breaking off short.
- Alay, nek ese da, ol kesini bilgen zatın aytıb aŋılatalmawçudu. Ayta turğanlay, azçıq oquna jaŋılsa, tırq dep tohtap qaladı.But for some reason they cannot manage to explain what they know. While speaking, if they slip up even a little, they stop short all of a sudden.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 465