jüz da ayt, miŋ da ayt
/dʒyz da ajt, miŋ da ajt/
Literal translation
say a hundred too, say a thousand too
Intended meaning
However much one argues or pleads — said to signal that the speaker will not be talked out of something.
- Bayçonu junçub, qırqılıb turğanın da esine almay: «Jüz da ayt, miŋ da ayt, borçumu almay keterik tüyülme», – dey edi.Paying no mind to how worn down and hard-pressed Baycho was, he kept saying: "Say it a hundred times, say it a thousand times — I am not leaving without what I am owed."
Variants
- jüz-miŋ da ayt
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 209