men da men tüyülme
/men da men tyjylme/
Literal translation
I am not even me
Intended meaning
Said when someone vows to do something no matter what; an emphatic oath of determination staking one's own identity on carrying it out.
- Seni ol eki qulaqçığıŋa eki sırğa alıb kelmesem, men da men tüyülme.If I don't come back with a pair of earrings for those two little ears of yours, then my name isn't my own.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 354