aman kün kelirge
/aman kyn kelirɡe/
Literal translation
for a bad day to come (upon one's head)
Intended meaning
To be struck by grave misfortune; to suffer severe, unrelenting hardship.
- Ol kök minçaq allay, palahdan saqlağan, nasıb bergen zat ese, İbrahimge bılay aman kün nek keldi da? – dep sordu Maljey."If that blue bead is such a thing, one that guards against calamity and brings luck, then why did such misfortune come upon Ibrahim?" asked Malzhey.
- Hasannı ua aman kün başına kelgendi: bir palahdan tüşgendi.As for Hasan, great misfortune has come upon him: he has fallen into one calamity after another.
Variants
- aman kün başına kelirge
- aman künlü bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 42
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 22