teke qalqıw eterge

/teke qalqɯw eterɡe/

Literal translation

to do a billy goat's doze

To fall into a light sleep while still standing or sitting upright, the head sinking and jerking back.

Mariya ayağında çarıqların teşib, unduruğuna tayandı. Bir kesekden es tabıb, teke qalqıw ete başladı.Maria took the rawhide shoes off her feet and leaned back on her bed. After a while, once she had caught her breath, she began to doze off sitting up.
Jalanda hapçukları aslam bir qawum adam, juqlarğa qorqub, sağayıb, baş ura, teke qalqıw ete turadıla.Only a few people with a lot of baggage, afraid to fall asleep, staying on their guard, keep nodding their heads, dozing where they sit.

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