şırdan

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === şirden === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شیردان (şirdan, “a vessel for holding milk, the second stomach of ruminants”), from Persian شیردان, from شیر (šīr, “milk”) + ـدان (-dân, “holder, container”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɯɾˈdan/ === Noun === şırdan (definite accusative şırdanı, plural şırdanlar) (anatomy, food) shirdan (the abomasum (fourth and final stomach of a ruminant) eaten as food) ==== Usage notes ==== Although not recognised by most dictionaries, şırdan is the overwhelmingly dominant form of the word compared to şirden. Likely owing to its use in regional cuisine and a general taboo around eating offal, the dish is popularly mistakenly believed to be the animal's penis. ==== See also ==== === References === Redhouse, James W. (1890), “شیردان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 702 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “şirden”, in Nişanyan Sözlük === Further reading === “şirden”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “şirden”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “şirden”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4490