başı orununa bolsun

/baʃɯ orununa bolsun/

Literal translation

let its head be in place (of yours)

Said to console someone whose animal has died or been lost: may the loss fall on the beast and not on you, and may you yourself live on unharmed.

Adam zaranı jetgen ese, ay bla kün kibik açıq bolsun. Janlı zaranı jetib qorağan ese ua, malığız başığız orununa bolsun! – dep, ertte oquna qayğı sözün bergen edi."If the harm has struck a person, may it be as clear as moon and sun. But if a beast was harmed and perished, then may your livestock stand in place of your own heads!" – he said, offering his words of condolence early on.

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