şal terek
/ʃal terek/
Idiom
Intended meaning
One's staunchest close relative or beloved — the person one leans on and whose loss leaves one desolate.
- Aripanı ata qarındaşı – şal teregi – awdu da, jaşawu qara boldu.Aripa's father's brother — their mainstay — fell, and their life turned black.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary