şaytanmısa, jekmise
/ʃajtanmɯsa, dʒekmise/
Literal translation
are you a devil, are you a jinn?
Intended meaning
Used in challenging an unidentified being to say what sort of creature it is; who and what are you?
- Andan Biynöger kiyikge sorğandı: – Jaşırma da ayt, sen şaytanmısa, jekmise?Then Biynöger asked the game animal: "Do not hide it, tell me — are you a devil, are you a jinn?"
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 501