ant etsem, qarınım awrumaz
/ant etsem, qarɯnɯm awrumaz/
Literal translation
if I swear an oath, my belly will not ache
Intended meaning
Said to assure a listener that what one is saying is the absolute truth.
- Ant etsem, qarınım awrumaz, tüz da men anı aythan teŋli birge sınsığan tawuşun eşiteme börünü, – dedi Latıray."Honest to goodness, just as he said, I hear the wolf's whimpering sound," said Latyray.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 46