Karachay

meni mıyığımı ol jülüsün

/meni mɯjɯʁɯmɯ ol dʒylysyn/

Idiom · Formula · Oath

Literal translation

let that one shave off my mustache

Intended meaning

Oath staking the speaker's honor on a promise: if the speaker fails to do what they say, let them be shamed and made a laughing-stock before the person named.
  • Aminat igi tişirıwdu, alay bir zamanda ol meni allımda tobuqlanırça etmesem, meni mıyıqlarımı ol jülüsün, – dedi Harun."Aminat is a good woman, but if I never make her kneel before me, let her shave off my mustache," said Harun.

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