Definition
In armor, a piece of protective gear that covers half the leg, less complete than a full jambe or greave.
Etymology
From 'demi-' (half) + 'jambe,' which comes from Old French 'jambe' meaning leg, from Latin 'gamba.' Jambe or greaves were leg armor; a demijambe offered partial leg protection.
Kelly Says
Medieval armor was incredibly specialized—a soldier's budget determined everything: full plate armor, demijambe leg protection, or just chain mail. Archaeologists can actually determine someone's social class by which 'demi-' pieces they could afford.
Translations
ARالعربية
نصف ساق
nisf saq
BNবাংলা
আধা পায়ের
aadhaa pa-yer
CACatalà
mitja cuixa
mit-ja cue-ixa
CSČeština
polovina stehna
po-lo-vi-na steh-na
DADansk
halv lår
halv lar
DEDeutsch
Halbe Oberschenkel
halt-be oh-ber-shen-kel
ELΕλληνικά
μισή μηρο
me-si mi-ro
ESEspañol
medio muslo
meh-dee-o moo-slo
FAفارسی
نیمه ران
nee-meh-e ran
FISuomi
puoli reis
pouli reis
FRFrançais
demi-jambe
deh-mee-jambe
HEעברית
חצי ירך
chatzi yer-akh
HIहिन्दी
आधा जांघ
aadhaa jaangh
HUMagyar
félig comb
fe-lig comb
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah paha
se-tengah pa-ha
ITItaliano
mezzo coscia
meh-tzo kos-cha
MRMR
आधा जांघ
aadhaa jaangh
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh paha
se-pa-ruh pa-ha
NLNederlands
halve dij
hal-ve dij
NONorsk
halv lår
halv lar
PLPolski
pół uda
pół oo-da
PTPortuguês
meio joelho
may-oh jo-elho
RORomână
jumătate de coapsă
joo-ma-ta-te de ko-ap-sa
RUРусский
полубедро
po-lu-bed-ro
SVSvenska
halv lår
halv lar
SWKiswahili
nusu mguu
nu-su m-goo
TAதமிழ்
அரை பட்டம்
arai pat-tam
TEతెలుగు
ఆరవై పాదం
aara-vai pa-dam
THไทย
ครึ่งขากลาง
krung-kha-klang
TLTL
kalahating hita
ka-la-ha-ting hee-ta
TRTürkçe
yarım uyluk
ya-rim uy-luk
UKУкраїнська
пів стегна
piv ste-gna
URاردو
آدھی ٹانگ
aadhee taang
VITiếng Việt
một nửa đùi
mot-nua du-i