arrière-main

French

noun
Definitions
  • hindquarters (of an animal)
  • (tennis) backhand

Etymology

Prefix from French main (hand).

Origin

French

main

Gloss

hand

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

手

Emoji
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