sen maŋa etgen talaw bolsun
/sen maŋa etɡen talaw bolsun/
Literal translation
may what you have done to me turn to anthrax
Intended meaning
Said to tell the person addressed that the speaker has no fear of them; a mock curse thrown back in jest.
- Harip, sen maŋa etgen talaw bolsun. Men kete barayım, sen da qorqma, kişige tüberiŋ joqdu, kele kelirse, – dedi Zawurbek Dawletge."Poor soul, may what you did to me turn to anthrax. Let me be on my way, and you, don't be afraid, there is no one for you to run into, you'll get there in time," Zaurbek said to Daulet.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 396