ay talanŋan
/aj talanŋan/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Formula · Exclamation
Literal translation
oh, torn apart
Intended meaning
Exclamation uttered when one is astonished at something.
- Ay talanŋan, qaraçığız, anı biz neçik unutub turabız! – dep, Bayrumuq olsağat elde bek usta sıbızğıçılağa atla bla jaşlanı jiberdi."Well I never, just look, how could we have forgotten about it!" said Bayrymuq, and at once sent lads on horseback to the most skilled pipers in the village.
Formula · Exclamation
Literal translation
oh, torn apart
Intended meaning
Exclamation uttered when one is glad or relieved.
- Ay talanŋan, Allahnı janı awruğan bolur edi – Astemir ier qaşdan sermeb tutmasa edi… palah bolmay qalmaz edi."Oh, thank goodness, God must have taken pity – if Astemir had not grabbed hold of the saddle bow… disaster would surely have struck."
Variants
- ay talanmağan
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 23