tirmeni soluna aylanŋan
/tirmeni soluna ajlanŋan/
Literal translation
(someone's) mill has turned to the left
Intended meaning
A difficult stretch in someone's life, when their affairs have gone badly and nothing comes together.
- Ol keziw, – dedi kelgen tişirıw, – tirmenni çarhı soluna aylanŋan zaman edi.That period, said the woman who had come, was a time when the mill wheel turned to the left.
- Abihannı tirmeni soluna aylanŋan zamanıdı, işi quralmaydı.It is the time when Abikhan's mill turns to the left; his affairs are not coming together.
Variants
- tirmenni çarhı soluna aylanŋan
- tirmeni artına aylanŋan (Balkar)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 454
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 202