kölü aman eterge

/køly aman eterɡe/

This expression has 3 meanings.

Idiom

Literal translation

for one's heart to do badly

To grow weak and light-headed to the point of losing one's senses; to feel sick and faint.

Anı üsüne ua, samolötha minŋenim maŋa igi jaraşmay turadı. Tohtamağanlay kölüm aman etgenley turadı.On top of that, flying in an airplane does not agree with me at all. I keep feeling sick without a break.
Kele kelib, Aday suw boyununa jetgenibizley, anamı kölü aman etib, botasın tört bükleb, taş üsüne atdı da, igi kesek olturdu.As we came along, just as we reached the bank of the Aday river, my mother felt faint; she folded her shawl in four, threw it down on a stone and sat there a good while.

Idiom

for one's heart to do badly

For someone to grow powerless and faint from lack of food.

İgi kesek zamannı içine aş barmağan Magomet, kölü aman ete tebiregenin sezib, sanların qaltırawuq alıb, küçden-butdan ayağı üsüne süeldi.Magomet, who had had no food in him for a good long while, felt himself starting to grow faint, and with his limbs seized by trembling he got to his feet only with great difficulty.

Idiom

for one's heart to do badly

To sink into a brooding, low mood; to turn sad.

Kün ayazığınçı, Safiyat, ol iynarçıqlarıŋdan bir ayt. Ne ese da kölüm bir aman bolğandı.Until the weather clears, Safiyat, sing one of those little songs of yours. Somehow my heart has grown very heavy.

Show sources

Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary