polvitaive

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (anatomy) ham region back of the knee
  • popliteal adjective referring to the back of the knee, used often as translation of polvitaive- or polvitaipeen. There's no corresponding adjective in Finnish.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish polvi (knee) + Finnish taive.

Origin

Finnish

taive

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