orta ilik
/orta ilik/
Literal translation
middle marrow bone
Intended meaning
The leg bone of a sheep or goat lying between the hip bone and the knee, served as a choice cut of meat.
- Bismillyahiy, – dep, Adıham qoluna orta ilikni aldı. İgi bişgen etni zawuq etib aşay, sabır söleşdi."Bismillah," said Adykham, and took the middle marrow bone in their hand. Eating the well-cooked meat with relish, they spoke calmly.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 375