ıstawat
/ɯstawat/
mainly Balkar word
livestock camp, stock camp, place where a herd stays overnight — Any place where livestock are kept, especially where a herd spends the night after grazing. Nevruz 1991 stresses that it is not specifically a fold or pen. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Balkar.
- ıstawatha börüle kirdile — wolves got into the camp
- sürüw keçe ıstawatda qaldı — the herd stayed the night at the camp
- itle ıstawatnı gözetleydile — the dogs guard the camp
- ıstawatda miŋ qoy bardı — there are a thousand sheep at the camp
- iynekle ıstawatha keledile — the cows are coming to the camp
- biz ıstawatdan ketdik — we left the camp
- ıstawatda turğan qoynu börü eltmez — a wolf won't carry off a sheep that stays in the camp
Expressions
- ıstawatha börü kirgenley — throw into chaos
- ıstawatın joqlarğa — return to old life
No tables are shown for Balkar meanings: the forms on this site are built by Karachay rules.