kölü bla aytırğa
/køly bla ajtɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to say with one's heart
Intended meaning
To say or do something in earnest — without joking, teasing or pretence, and meaning it wholeheartedly.
- Meni da, sabiyimi da ariw körüb, kerti da kölü bla süyüp jaşarça adam tabılır deb a umut etemise, Fatimat? – dep sordu Aminat."And do you really hope a man will turn up who would care for me and my child too and live with us loving us truly, from the heart, Fatimat?" Aminat asked.
- Munu bılay beziretiwüŋü qoy, Nazir, – dep tiledi Ashat kölü bla."Stop teasing him like this, Nazir," Askhat asked in earnest.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 264