janıŋ ketmesin
/dʒanɯŋ ketmesin/
Literal translation
may your soul not depart
Intended meaning
Do not be frightened or alarmed over something that gives no cause for it.
- Qol taş kibik, anı [Talipni] öpkelegenine janıŋ ketmesin, – dedi biyağı qatın."He is like a stone in the hand; don't be alarmed that he [Talip] took offence," said the same woman.
Sources
Show sources
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 185