ay talanŋan
/aj talanŋan/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
oh, torn apart
Intended meaning
Exclamation uttered when one is astonished at something.
- Ay talanŋan, qaraçığız, anı biz neçik unutub turabız! – dep, Bayrumuq olsağat elde bek usta sıbızğıçılağa atla bla jaşlanı jiberdi."Well I never, just look, how could we have forgotten about it!" said Bayrymuq, and at once sent lads on horseback to the most skilled pipers in the village.
Literal translation
oh, torn apart
Intended meaning
Exclamation uttered when one is glad or relieved.
- Ay talanŋan, Allahnı janı awruğan bolur edi – Astemir ier qaşdan sermeb tutmasa edi… palah bolmay qalmaz edi."Oh, thank goodness, God must have taken pity – if Astemir had not grabbed hold of the saddle bow… disaster would surely have struck."
Variants
- ay talanmağan
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 23