bir kün tuwğanma, bir kün öllükme
/bir kyn tuwʁanma, bir kyn øllykme/
Literal translation
I was born one day, I shall die one day
Intended meaning
Declaration of fearless resolve before danger: since death comes to everyone once, one must face an enemy without flinching rather than lose face through fear.
- Bir kün tuwğanma, bir kün öllükme, busağat barıb, itden tuwğan qart qabannı [efendini] qarın jawun tışına tögüb keleyim, – dedi Hajimırza."I was born one day and I will die one day — let me go right now and spill the belly fat of that old dog-born boar [the efendi]," said Hazhimyrza.
- Bir kün tuwğanma, bir kün öllükme, qanımı alıb, ölüb ketgen köb da igidi, – dep, Mashut bir da suwumaydı."I was born one day and I will die one day; far better to take my revenge and die," says Maskhut, not cooling down in the least.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 131
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 73