tawat qulaqça
/tawat qulaqtʃa/
Intended meaning
To stand rigidly motionless, frozen stiff on the spot.
- Ofitser, tawat qulaqça, süelgenley turdu, allı bla soldatla ozğunçu.The officer went on standing stock-still until the soldiers had marched past in front of him.
- Bu juwuğum, tawat qulaqça süelgenine köre, kiew kibigibiz bolur deyme.Judging by the way this kinsman of mine is standing stock-still, I reckon he must be something like our bridegroom.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 433