Crooklegged

/ˈkɹʊk.lɛɡ.əd/ adjective

Definition

Having legs that are bent, bowed, or not straight, either naturally or from injury or disease.

Etymology

Compound of 'crook' and 'legged,' where '-ed' functions as an adjectival suffix meaning 'having' or 'characterized by.' This was common in Middle English descriptions of physical features.

Kelly Says

Medieval physicians actually had detailed classifications for crooklegged people—it helped them diagnose rickets and other nutrient deficiencies centuries before we knew about vitamins.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Crooked leg
krooked leg
ARالعربية
مُعرج
moo-raaj
BNবাংলা
বক্র পায়ের
bok-kro pa-yer
CACatalà
genollat
jen-o-lat
CSČeština
křivolaký
kree-vo-lah-kee
DADansk
krumlede
kroom-le-deh
DEDeutsch
knickbeinig
knik-bay-nig
ELΕλληνικά
κυκλός
kikh-los
ESEspañol
cojo
koh-ho
FAفارسی
پا کج
pa kaj
FISuomi
kierojalka
kier-o-jal-ka
FRFrançais
bossu
bo-soo
GUGU
કાંકરા પગ
kaan-kra pa-g
HAHA
kafa mai gaba
ka-fa mai ga-ba
HEעברית
רגל מעוותת
regel ma-a-va-vet
HIहिन्दी
झुका हुआ पैर
jhu-ka hu-wa pa-ir
HUMagyar
görbe láb
gor-be lab
IDBahasa Indonesia
kaki bengkok
ka-ki ben-gkok
IGIG
Onye na-akpu
o-nye na-ak-pu
ITItaliano
zoppo
tsoh-poh
JA日本語
曲がった脚
magari-tta-ashi
KKKK
бұрылыс
bu-ry-lis
KMKM
ជើងបក់
chheu-ng bak
KO한국어
굽은 다리
gŭp-eun dari
MRMR
कोळी पाया
ko-lee pa-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
kaki bengkok
ka-ki ben-gkok
MYမြန်မာ
လှမ်းလျော
hla-m-lay-joe
NLNederlands
schevebeen
sche-ve-been
NONorsk
krykkbeint
krykk-beint
PAPA
bewda pair
bew-da pair
PLPolski
krzywo-nogi
krzy-vo-no-gee
PTPortuguês
coxo torto
koh-so tor-toh
RORomână
copleș
co-pleș
RUРусский
косолапо
koh-so-lah-poh
SVSvenska
krycklig
kryk-lig
SWKiswahili
mguu iliyoka
m-goo ee-li-yo-ka
TAதமிழ்
வளைந்த கால்
va-lin-tha kaal
TEతెలుగు
వంచిన కాళ్ళ
van-chin kaal-la
THไทย
ขาโก่ง
kha-gong
TLTL
pataling
pa-ta-ling
TRTürkçe
çukur bacaklı
choo-kur ba-cak-lee
UKУкраїнська
хромий
khrom-ee
URاردو
مڑی ہوئی پائوں
ma-ree ho-ee pa-oon
VITiếng Việt
chân cong
chan-kong
YOYO
àwọn ọkọ̀
awon o-ko
ZH中文
瘸腿
què tuǐ
ZUZU
ekhasi elikhanywe
e-kha-si e-li-khan-ye

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