донъя хәлен белеп булмай

Bashkir

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Etymology

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Literally ‘one cannot know (in advance) what may happen in the world’.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dʊ̞nˈjɑ.χæˌlɪ̞n.bɪ̞ˌlɪ̞ˈb̬ːoɫ.mɑj]
  • Hyphenation: дон‧я хә‧лен бе‧леп бул‧май

Interjection

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донъя хәлен белеп булмай (donʺya xəlen belep bulmay)

  1. (idiomatic) you cannot know what may happen in the future; things don't always work out as they were planned