No. 3,502 in Turkish
omuza
"Onto the shoulder."
In a sentence
Onun yükünü omuza almak zorunda kaldım.
I had to carry his burden on the shoulder.
In this sentence, 'omuza' means 'on the shoulder,' referring to taking up someone's burden metaphorically.
Çantayı omuza düzgünce yerleştirin.
Place the bag properly on the shoulder.
In this sentence, 'omuza' is used to indicate the literal placement of an object—a bag—on the shoulder.
Omuzdaki kuşun ötüşünü dinledik.
We listened to the singing of the bird on the shoulder.
Here, 'omuza' is part of the phrase describing the physical location of the bird being on the shoulder.
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