Abstract. Thе article aims at researching the concept “knowledge” used in
phraseological units which is one of the key concepts in Кyrgyz and English world view.
The comparative analysis of the concept “knowledge” in Kyrgyz and English linguistic
world view reveals differences and similarities in its content. In addition, the research
also shows that Kyrgyz phraseological units differ a lot from the English due to several
particular features like cultural diversity, language peculiarities and linguistic world
view. Various examples related to the concept “knowledge” are used demonstrating the
difficulties in translation and the differences in meaning of the concept “knowledge” in
phraseological units in Kyrgyz and English world view.
Key words: concept, linguistic world view, phraseological units, idioms, phrase,
proverbs and sayings, phraseology, equivalents, knowledge, translation.