leis

Irish (Donegal)

/l̠ʲɛʃ/, /lʲɛʃ/, /l̠ʲɛʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) thigh
  • (cooking) leg, haunch

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish les (buttock, the space about a dwelling-house houses enclosed by a bank rampart, hip, buttocks, posterior, haunch).

Origin

Old Irish

les

Gloss

buttock, the space about a dwelling-house houses enclosed by a bank rampart, hip, buttocks, posterior, haunch

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

尻

Emoji

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