tilin açarğa
/tilin atʃarʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to open someone's tongue
Intended meaning
To bring a person who has been keeping silent to speak, by honouring them — in custom, the rite (with a sacrifice) by which a young bride is given leave to talk in her husband's household.
- Kelinçigim, janım-közüm, aşar-jaşar üyüŋe kelgense... üylü söznü da tışına çığarma, til tuthanıŋ üçün da saw bol, bir kesekden men qurmanlıq da etib, til açdırlıqma, – dedi Habibullah.My little bride, my soul and my eyes, you have come to a home where you will eat and live... do not carry the household's words outside, and thank you for holding your tongue; before long I will make a sacrifice and have your tongue opened, – said Khabibullakh.
Literal translation
to open one's language
Intended meaning
To struggle to make oneself understood in a language one commands poorly.
- Orusça söleşib kördüm. Juwap almağanımda ua, qazah tilimi açıb, jartı-qurtu: «Kimni qızısa?» – dep sordum.I tried speaking Russian. When I got no answer, I opened up my Kazakh and asked in broken bits: "Whose daughter are you?"
Variants
- tilin açdırırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 452