orta somu
/orta somu/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
its middle core
Intended meaning
The most significant or valuable part of something.
- Alğa bolğan ne zamanda da jerni orta somun qağıb ketgen adet boluwçudu da, entda alay bolub qalırmı dep kelebiz, – dedi Sabır."Whoever comes first has always had the habit of carrying off the best part of the land, and we come wondering whether it will turn out that way again," said Sabyr.
Literal translation
its middle core
Intended meaning
The exact center of something.
- Kökürek tüymelerin da teşib, börkün da qoluna alıb, oramnı tüz da orta somun alıb barğan Safar busağatda duniyada kesinden nasıplı adam joq suna edi.With his shirt buttons undone and his cap in his hand, Safar, walking right down the very middle of the street, thought at that moment that there was no happier man in the world than himself.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 375