Abstract

This paper describes the concept of “eye” in the Kyrgyz language, specifically the focus is on the function of the concept “eye” in phraseological units. The concept of “eye” encounters a lot in the modern Kyrgyz language; this concept has been described in proverbs, sayings, collocations. As language and culture are bound to each other, the phraseological expressions can fully depict the culture of the Kyrgyz people. So, in this paper the concept of “eye” has been analyzed based on the phraseological units of the Kyrgyz language; the “eye” concept has been divided into categories which function in the contemporary language of Kyrgyz phraseological means

Keywords

concept; eye; culture; emotional state; physiological statе; personal traits; phraseological units

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