topuraq süekli sabiy
/topuraq syekli sabij/
Literal translation
child with bones of earth
Intended meaning
A child so frail and unhealthy that it is not expected to survive.
- Qonşuda bir topuraq süekli sabiyçik tuwğan edi da, köp barmay ölgen edi, haripçik, anasına şafawatçı bolsun, – dedi ınna."A frail little child was born to the neighbours, and before long it died, poor thing; may it be an intercessor for its mother," said grandmother.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 459