tilsiz hayıwan
/tilsiz xajɯwan/
Literal translation
tongueless animal
Intended meaning
A creature that has no speech and cannot make its needs known; said of an animal out of pity or compassion for it.
- E jaş, men unuthanma da qoyğanma, ol tilsiz hayıwanlanı ierleri alınmay, açdan öle bolurla.Hey lad, I forgot all about them and left them — those dumb beasts, their saddles never taken off, must be dying of hunger.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 453