kölü külmesin
/køly kylmesin/
Literal translation
may his heart not laugh
Intended meaning
Said in passing to ask a hearer not to take what is being said amiss or hold it against the speaker.
- Kölüŋ külmesin, ol iŋirdeça köp men Sakinatçıqnı bir zamanda da saqlağan bolmam.No offense, but I have never waited for little Sakinat as long as I did that evening.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 265