külür sözügüznü aytayım
/kylyr søzyɡyzny ajtajɯm/
Formula
Literal translation
let me say your laughable word
Intended meaning
Parenthetical phrase introducing something curious or amusing that the speaker is about to relate.
- Men kesim çekgen zatla bir elge ozub bolluqdula. Külür sözüŋü aytayım, bir jolda honşubuzğa toyğa çaqırıldım. Tepserge ullu öçlügüm da joq edi.What I have been through myself would be more than enough for a whole village. Funnily enough, once I was invited to a wedding at our neighbors'. I had no great liking for dancing either.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary