tayaq oynatırğa
/tajaq ojnatɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to make the stick play
Intended meaning
To inflict physical punishment on someone; to torment or thrash them.
- Birde ızlarından sınçılap [qarındaşlanı], juq eslese, biy qamiçini da oynatadı.Sometimes, spying after [the brothers], if he notices anything, the bey puts his whip to work too.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 439