senden qalğa edi başım
/senden qalʁa edi baʃɯm/
Literal translation
would that my head were left over from you
Intended meaning
An exclamation of defiance thrown at someone who threatens: the speaker is not frightened and will not let the other get the better of them.
- Men seni jeriŋi tanıtırma, itden tuwğan! – dep, Abdullah Samatnı janıydı. – Senden qalğı edi başım. Qamiçi oynata ua biz da bilebiz."I'll show you your place, you son of a dog!" – Abdullah flares up at Samat. "You don't scare me. We know how to swing a whip too."
Variants
- birewden qalğa edi başım
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 397