til aylandırırğa

/til ajlandɯrɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to turn the tongue

Intended meaning

To take a speck of dirt out of someone's eye with the tongue, a folk remedy.
  • Sabiyni közüne kir tüşgen ese, til aylandırayım, – dedi ınna."If a speck has got into the child's eye, let me lick it out," said grandmother.

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