Bowleg — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

have legs that curve outward at the knees

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐkˌoʊmz/

🇬🇧British English

/kɐkˈɒfənˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɐkˈɒfənˌɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɐkˌoʊmz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

genu varum bowed bow leg bowlegged bandy leg tibia vara bandy bandy-legged bandyleg

Parts of Speech

noun	a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
adjective	have legs that curve outward at the knees

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Säbelbeine

ein Bein, das am Knie (oder unterhalb des Knies) nach außen gebeugt ist

🇫🇷French

jambe arquée

une jambe courbée vers l'extérieur au niveau du genou (ou sous le genou)

🇪🇸Spanish

pierna arqueada

una pierna doblada hacia afuera a la altura de la rodilla (o debajo de la rodilla)

🇮🇹Italian

gamba arcuata

una gamba piegata verso l'esterno al ginocchio (o sotto il ginocchio)

🇵🇹Portuguese

perna arqueada

uma perna curvada para fora na altura do joelho (ou abaixo do joelho)

🇷🇺Russian

кривая нога

нога, согнутая наружу в колене (или ниже колена)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाउलेग

एक पैर घुटने पर (या घुटने के नीचे) बाहर की ओर झुका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

বোলেগ

একটি পা হাঁটুতে (বা হাঁটুর নীচে) বাইরের দিকে নত

🇮🇳Tamil

பந்து வீச்சு

முழங்காலில் (அல்லது முழங்காலுக்குக் கீழே) வெளியே குனிந்த ஒரு கால்

🇮🇳Telugu

బౌలెగ్

ఒక కాలు మోకాలి వద్ద (లేదా మోకాలి క్రింద) బయటికి వంగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बोलग

एक पाय गुडघ्यावर (किंवा गुडघ्याच्या खाली) बाहेरून वाकलेला

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોલેગ

એક પગ ઘૂંટણ પર બહારની તરફ નમ્યો (અથવા ઘૂંટણની નીચે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೌಲೆಗ್

ಮೊಣಕಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ (ಅಥವಾ ಮೊಣಕಾಲಿನ ಕೆಳಗೆ) ಹೊರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾಗಿದ ಕಾಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൗൾഗ്

കാൽമുട്ടിൽ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാൽമുട്ടിന് താഴെ) പുറത്തേക്ക് കുനിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കാൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਲੇਗ

ਇੱਕ ਲੱਤ ਗੋਡੇ (ਜਾਂ ਗੋਡੇ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ) 'ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਵੱਲ ਝੁਕੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بولیگ

ایک ٹانگ گھٹنے پر باہر کی طرف جھکی ہوئی ہے (یا گھٹنے کے نیچے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

罗圈腿

膝盖处（或膝盖以下）向外弯曲的腿

🇯🇵Japanese

O脚

膝（または膝の下）で外側に曲がった脚

🇰🇷Korean

내반다리

무릎(또는 무릎 아래)에서 바깥쪽으로 구부러진 다리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân vòng kiềng

một chân cong ra ngoài ở đầu gối (hoặc dưới đầu gối)

🇹🇭Thai

โบลว์เลก

ขางอออกไปที่เข่า (หรือใต้เข่า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kaki busur

kaki ditekuk ke luar di lutut (atau di bawah lutut)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقوس

انحنى الساق إلى الخارج عند الركبة (أو أسفل الركبة)

🇮🇷Persian

باولگ

یک پای خمیده به سمت بیرون در زانو (یا زیر زانو)

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpık bacak

dizde (veya dizin altında) dışa doğru eğilmiş bir bacak

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