Definition
The front part of your lower leg, between the knee and the ankle, where the bone is close to the skin. It is very sensitive if you bump it.
Etymology
From Old English 'scinu' meaning 'shin, foreleg', related to similar Germanic words like German 'Schiene'. It likely comes from a root referring to a long, thin piece of bone or wood.
Kelly Says
The shin is a great reminder of how thin the padding is on some parts of the body—one small bump and your nervous system screams. In some sports, 'shin guards' exist almost entirely because evolution didn’t give us enough natural armor there.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skeenbeen
skayn-been
ARالعربية
قصبة الساق
qas-ba as-saaq
BGБългарски
пищял
pi-SHTYAL
CSČeština
holenní kost
ho-len-NEE kost
DADansk
skinneben
SHIN-ne-ben
DEDeutsch
Schienbein
SHEEN-bayn
ELΕλληνικά
καλάμι
ka-LA-mi
ESEspañol
espinilla
es-pi-NI-ya
ETEesti
sääreluu
SAA-re-luu
HIहिन्दी
पिंडली
pin-da-li
HUMagyar
sípcsont
SHEEP-chont
IDBahasa Indonesia
tulang kering
tu-lang ke-RING
ITItaliano
stinco
STIN-ko
LTLietuvių
blauzdikaulis
blauz-di-KAU-lis
LVLatviešu
apakšstilbs
a-paksh-STILBS
MNМонгол
хөлийн яс
kho-liin yas
MSBahasa Melayu
tulang kering
tu-lang ke-RING
MYမြန်မာ
ခြေသလုံး
chay-tha-loun
NLNederlands
scheen
skhayn
NONorsk
skinneben
SHIN-ne-ben
PTPortuguês
canela
ka-NE-la
SKSlovenčina
holeň
ho-LEN
SLSlovenščina
golen
GO-len
SVSvenska
skenben
SHEEN-ben
TAதமிழ்
முழங்கால்
mu-lan-gaal
TEతెలుగు
ముంగాలి
mun-gaa-li
TRTürkçe
kaval kemiği
ka-val ke-mi-i
UKУкраїнська
гомілка
ho-MIL-ka
VITiếng Việt
ống chân
ong chan