noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:nē
UK:/niː/
US:/ni/
Early, Modern:/kniː/
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In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
In birds:
The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: non-technical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
In birds:
The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The part of a garment that covers the knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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8
noun
Meaning 8
Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the knee of a graph
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To kneel to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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12
verb
Meaning 12
To poke or strike with the knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
verb
Meaning 13
To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: reflexive
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14
noun
Meaning 14
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stifle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: joint, articulation, articulatio
15
noun
Meaning 15
the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cloth covering
16
noun
Meaning 16
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwom Proto-Germanic *knewą Proto-West Germanic *kneu Old English cnēo Middle English kne English knee Inherited from Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *ǵónu. See also West Frisian knibbel, Low German Knee, Knie, Dutch knie, German Knie, Danish knæ, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk kne, Swedish knä; also Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu), Latin genū, Tocharian A kanweṃ (dual), Tocharian B kenī, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), Welsh glin (“knee”), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum), Sanskrit जानु (jā́nu). The obsolete plural kneen is from Middle English kneen, knen, kneon, kneuwene.
Across languages
Translations
364 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
ашьамхы
(ašamxə)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Afar:
gulub
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Afrikaans:
knie
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ainu:
コッカサパ
(kokkasapa)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Akan:
kotodwe
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Aklanon:
tuhod
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Albanian:
gju
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Southern Altai:
тизе
(tize)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Amharic:
ጉልበት
(gulbät)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chungli Ao:
temokok
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Arabic:
رُكْبَة
(rukba)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Arabic:
ركبة
(rukba)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Arabic:
ركبة
(rukba)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Aragonese:
chenullo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Aramaic:
ברכא
(birkā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Aramaic:
ܒܘܪܟܐ
(burkā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Argobba:
ጉልብ
(gulbe)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Armenian:
ծունկ
(cunk)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Aromanian:
dzinuclju
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Aromanian:
dzãnuclju
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Aromanian:
dzenuclju
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Eastern Arrernte:
ampere
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Assamese:
আঁঠু
(ãthu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Asturian:
rodiya
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Asturian:
rodiella
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Avar:
наку
(naku)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Azerbaijani:
diz
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
West Coast Bajau:
tu'ut
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Baluchi:
کونڈ
(konď)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Bangi:
libolongo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Bashkir:
тубыҡ
(tubıq)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Basque:
belaun
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Belarusian:
кале́на
(kaljéna)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Bengali:
হাঁটু
(hãṭu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Bhojpuri:
घुटना
(ghuṭənā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Bau Bidayuh:
koruob
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Central Bikol:
tuhod
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Boloki:
libongó
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Breton:
glin
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Bulgarian:
коля́но
(koljáno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Burmese:
ဒူး
(du:)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Buryat:
үвдэг
(üvdeg)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Catalan:
genoll
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Cebuano:
tuhod
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⴰⴼⵓⴷ
(afud)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chakma:
𑄃𑄙𑄪
(ādhu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chamicuro:
melo'ti
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chechen:
гола
(gola)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chepang:
क्य्रोङः
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Cherokee:
ᎧᏂᎨᏂ
(kanigeni)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chichewa:
bondo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chinese Cantonese:
膝頭哥 /膝头哥
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chinese Cantonese:
膝頭 /膝头
(sat1 tau4)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Eastern Min Chinese:
跤腹頭 /跤腹头
(kă-bók-tàu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chinese:
跤頭趺 /跤头趺
(zh-min-nan)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Jin Chinese:
圪膝蓋 /圪膝盖
(geh5 qieh4 gai3)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chinese Mandarin:
膝
(xī)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chinese Mandarin:
膝蓋 /膝盖
(xīgài)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Northern Min Chinese:
跤腹頭 /跤腹头
(káu-bŭ-tê)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Wu Chinese:
腳饅頭 /脚馒头
(7ciaq-moe-deu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Chuvash:
чӗркуҫҫи
(čĕrk̬uśśi)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
West Circassian:
лъэгуанджэ
(lsɛgwandžɛ)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Maore Comorian:
gunguni
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ngazidja Comorian:
gunguno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ngazidja Comorian:
gungunu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Coptic:
ⲕⲉⲗⲓ
(keli)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Coptic:
ⲫⲁⲧ
(phat)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Corsican:
ghjinochju
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Cree:
ᒥᐦᒋᑲᐧᐣ
(mihcikayn)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Crimean Tatar:
tiz
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Czech:
koleno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Dalmatian:
denacle
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Danish:
knæ
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Daur:
tolcig
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Dongxiang:
odou
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Dusun:
totud (Tambunan Dusun)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Dutch:
knie
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Egyptian:
p-A-D
(pꜣḏ)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Elfdalian:
kni
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Emilian:
źnòć
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Esperanto:
genuo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Estonian:
põlv
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Even:
хэнӈэн
(hənŋən)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Evenki:
хэнңэн
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Faroese:
knæ
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Fijian:
duru
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Finnish:
polvi
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
French:
genou
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Old French:
genoill
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
West-Frisian:
knibbel
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Friulian:
zenoli
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Friulian:
genoli
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Galician:
xeonllo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Gallurese:
ghinocchiu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ge'ez:
ብርክ
(bərk)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Georgian:
მუხლი
(muxli)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
German:
Knie
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
German:
Chnüü
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Gothic:
𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌿
(kniu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Greek:
γόνατο
(gónato)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ancient Greek:
γόνυ
(gónu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Cappadocian Greek:
γόνατο
(gónato)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Pontic Greek:
γόνοτο
(gónoto)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tsakonian:
γοῦνα
(goῦna)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Greenlandic:
seeqqoq
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Gujarati:
ઘૂંટણ
(ghū̃ṭaṇ)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Haitian Creole:
jenou
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hausa:
gwiwa
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hawaiian:
kuli
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hebrew:
בֶּרֶךְ
(bérekh)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Higaonon:
tuhud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hiligaynon:
tuhod
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hindi:
घुटना
(ghuṭnā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hittite:
𒄀𒉡
(ge-nu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
White Hmong:
hauv caug
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hopi:
tamö
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Hungarian:
térd
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Icelandic:
hné
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Icelandic:
kné
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ido:
genuo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Indonesian:
lutut
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Indonesian:
dengkul
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ingush:
гола
(gola)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Interlingua:
genu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Iranun:
leb
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Irish:
glúin
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Old Irish:
glún
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Istriot:
zanucio
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Istro-Romanian:
jeruncľu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Italian:
ginocchio
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Japanese:
膝
(hiza)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Javanese:
dhengkul
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Javanese:
jengku
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Old Javanese:
dĕkung
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kabuverdianu:
duedju
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kaitag:
кьвакь
(q̇vaq̇)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kaitag:
кьулкьупп
(q̇ulq̇upp)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kalmyk:
өвдг
(övdg)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kannada:
ಮೊಣಕಾಲು
(moṇakālu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kapampangan:
tud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kashubian:
kòlano
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kazakh:
тізе
(tıze)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Eastern Khanty:
ҷанҷ
(č̣anč̣)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Northern Khanty:
шанш
(šanš)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Khinalug:
ник
(nik)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Khmer:
ជង្គង់
(cŭəngkŭəng)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kikuyu:
iru
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kimaragang:
totud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kongo:
dibolongo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Korean:
무릎
(mureup)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Central Kurdish:
ئەژنۆ
(ejno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Central Kurdish:
چۆک
(çok)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Northern Kurdish:
çok
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Kyrgyz:
тизе
(tize)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lak:
ник
(nik)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lao:
ຫົວເຂົ່າ
(hūa khao)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Latgalian:
ceļs
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Latin:
genu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Latin:
geniculum
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Latvian:
celis
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Laz:
burguli
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Limburgish:
kneen
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lingala:
libolongo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lingala:
libongó
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Linngithigh:
nggo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lithuanian:
kelis
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lombard:
zeneugg
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lotud:
totud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lotud:
otud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Low German:
Knee
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lutuv:
pakhuv
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Luxembourgish:
Knéi
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Macedonian:
колено
(koleno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Maguindanao:
leb
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Malagasy:
lohalika
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Malay:
lutut
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Malay:
tuhut
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Malay:
dengkul
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Brunei Malay:
tuhut
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Malayalam:
കാൽമുട്ട്
(kālmuṭṭŭ)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Maltese:
rkoppa
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Manchu:
ᡨᠣᠪᡤᡳᡟᠠ
(tobgiya)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mandinka:
kumbaliŋo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mangghuer:
bodo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mansaka:
tood
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Manx:
glioon
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Māori:
turi
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Maranao:
leb
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Marathi:
गुडघा
(guḍghā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Megleno-Romanian:
zinucľu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Central Melanau:
bukou
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Middle English:
kne
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mirandese:
zinolho
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mon:
က္ၜံၚ်
(kḅåṅ)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mongghul:
yiidog
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mongolian:
өвдөг
(övdög)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Mongolian:
ᠡᠪᠦᠳᠦᠭ
(ebüdüg)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tagal Murut:
atur
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Timugon Murut:
atur
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Khiamniungan Naga:
shīekāuhkhèu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Nanai:
пэйнгэн
(pejŋen)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Navajo:
agod
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Nepali:
घुँडा
(ghũḍā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Newar:
पुलि
(puli)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Nivkh:
пих
(pix)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Norman:
g'nou
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Norwegian Bokmål:
kne
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kne
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Nottoway-Meherrin:
sunsheke
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Occitan:
genolh
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Odia:
ଆଣ୍ଠୁ
(āṇṭhu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Northern Ohlone:
tú̄mis
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ojibwe:
ingidig
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Church Slavic:
колѣно
(kolěno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Old East Slavic:
колѣно
(kolěno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Old English:
cnēow
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Oromo:
jilba
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ossetian:
уӕраг
(wærag)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ossetian:
зоныг
(zonyg)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Pali:
jānu
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Pangasinan:
pueg
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Pannonian Rusyn:
колєно
(koljeno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Paraujano:
oopiye
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Pashto:
زنګون
(zangun)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Pennsylvania German:
Gnie
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Dari:
زَانُو
(zānū)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Iranian Persian:
زانو
(zânu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Pitjantjatjara:
muṯi
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Plautdietsch:
Kjnee
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Polish:
kolano
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Portuguese:
joelho
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Prakrit:
𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀼
(jāṇu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Punjabi:
ਗੋਡਾ
(goḍā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Punjabi:
گوڈا
(goḍā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Rapa Nui:
turi va'e
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Réunion Creole French:
zonou
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Romagnol:
znoc
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Romanian:
genunchi
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Romansh:
schanugl
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Romansh:
schnuogl
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Rungus:
otud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Russian:
коле́но
(koléno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sabah Bisaya:
otud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Saho:
gulub
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Inari-Sami:
iidâ
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Northern Sami:
čibbi
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Northern Sami:
buolva
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Skolt-Sami:
puõlvv
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sanskrit:
जानु
(jānu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Scottish Gaelic:
glùn
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Scottish Gaelic:
glùin
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sebop:
lep
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̀љено
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̀лено
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Serbo-Croatian:
kòljeno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Serbo-Croatian:
kòleno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sherpa:
པིས་མུང
(pis mung)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sinhalese:
දණ
(daṇa)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Slovak:
koleno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Slovene:
koleno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Somali:
jilib
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Lower Sorbian:
kóleno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Upper Sorbian:
koleno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Spanish:
rodilla
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Spanish:
hinojo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sranan Tongo:
kindi
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sundanese:
tuur
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sundanese:
teku
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Svan:
ღულა̈ჲ
(ɣuläy)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Swahili:
goti
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Swedish:
knä
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Sylheti:
ꠀꠑꠥ
(aṭú)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tagalog:
tuhod
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tajik:
зону
(zonu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tamil:
முழங்கால்
(muḻaṅkāl)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tarantino:
genocchie
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tat:
zani
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tatar:
тез
(tez)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tausug:
tuhud
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Telugu:
మోకాలు
(mōkālu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tetum:
ain-tuur
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Thai:
เข่า
(kào)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Thai:
หัวเข่า
(hǔua-kào)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tibetan:
པུས་མོ
(pus mo)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tibetan:
ཞབས་པུས
(zhabs pus)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tigrinya:
ብርኪ
(bərki)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tiruray:
tur
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tocharian A:
kanweṃ du
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tocharian B:
keni du
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tok Pisin:
skru
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tok Pisin:
skru bilong lek
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tongan:
tui
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tooro:
okuju class 15
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Turkish:
diz
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ottoman Turkish:
دیز
(diz)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ottoman Turkish:
زانو
(zanu)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ottoman Turkish:
ركبه
(rükbe)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Turkmen:
dyz
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Tuvan:
дискек
(diskek)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Udi:
кӏаъкӏаъпӏ
(ḳa̱ḳa̱ṗ)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Udi:
кӏеъкӏеъпӏ
(ḳe̱ḳe̱ṗ)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Udmurt:
пыдес
(pyďes)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ugaritic:
𐎁𐎗𐎋
(brk)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Ukrainian:
колі́но
(kolíno)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Urdu:
گُھٹْنا
(ghuṭnā)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Uyghur:
تىز
(tiz)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Uzbek:
tizza
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Venetan:
zenocio
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Vietnamese:
đầu gối
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Vietnamese:
gối
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Vilamovian:
kni
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Volapük:
kien
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Walloon:
djno
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Walloon:
djino
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Waray-Waray:
tuhod
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Welsh:
pen-glin
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Welsh:
pen-lin
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Welsh:
glin
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Winnebago:
huuporo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Woiwurrung:
barring
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Wolof:
óom
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Xhosa:
idolo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yagara:
buhn
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yaghnobi:
зонк
(zonk)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yakut:
түһах
(tühaq)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yámana:
tulepuS
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yiddish:
קני
(kni)
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yoruba:
orúnkún
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yoruba:
eékún
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yup'ik:
ciisquq
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Yurok:
'errkerhl
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Zazaki:
çoq
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Zealandic:
knie
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Zhuang:
gyaeujhoq
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Zhuang:
hoq
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Zulu:
idolo
— joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
Finnish:
etupolvi
— carpal joint of a horse or related animal
Spanish:
rodilla
— carpal joint of a horse or related animal
Bulgarian:
наколе́нник
(nakolénnik)
— part of a garment
Finnish:
polvi
— part of a garment
German:
Knie
— part of a garment
Russian:
наколе́нник
(nakolénnik)
— part of a garment
Finnish:
polvi
— shipbuilding: piece of timber or metal formed with an angle
Middle English:
kne
— shipbuilding: piece of timber or metal formed with an angle
Turkish:
paraçol
— shipbuilding: piece of timber or metal formed with an angle
Ottoman Turkish:
پراچول
(paraçol, pıraçol)
— shipbuilding: piece of timber or metal formed with an angle
Aramaic:
ברכא
(birkā)
— act of kneeling
Aramaic:
ܒܘܪܟܐ
(burkā)
— act of kneeling
Esperanto:
surgenuiĝo
— act of kneeling
Finnish:
polvistuminen
— act of kneeling
Galician:
axeonllarse
— act of kneeling
Georgian:
დაჩოქება
(dačokeba)
— act of kneeling
German:
Kniefall
— act of kneeling
Bulgarian:
коля́но
(koljáno)
— any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line
Finnish:
polvi
— any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line
Russian:
коле́но
(koléno)
— any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line
Bulgarian:
коленича
(koleniča)
— To kneel to
Finnish:
polvistua
— To kneel to
French:
s'agenouiller
— To kneel to
French:
se mettre à genoux
— To kneel to
German:
knien
— To kneel to
Italian:
ginocchio
— To kneel to
French:
mettre un coup de genou
— To poke or strike with the knee
French:
donner un coup de genou
— To poke or strike with the knee