Bowlegged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have legs that curve outward at the knees

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾeɪkˌɔːɹnɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɐkˈɒfənˌɪsts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɐkˈɒfənˌɪsts/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾeɪkˌɔːɹnɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bowleg bandy-legged bowed bandy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

o-beinig

haben Beine, die an den Knien nach außen gebogen sind

🇫🇷French

aux jambes arquées

avoir des jambes qui se courbent vers l'extérieur au niveau des genoux

🇪🇸Spanish

patizambo

tener piernas que se curvan hacia afuera en las rodillas

🇮🇹Italian

con le gambe arcuate

avere le gambe che si curvano verso l'esterno alle ginocchia

🇳🇱Dutch

gebogen benen

hebben benen die bij de knieën naar buiten buigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pernas arqueadas

tem pernas que se curvam para fora na altura dos joelhos

🇷🇺Russian

кривоногий

иметь ноги, выгнутые наружу в коленях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमान सी टांगोंवाला

ऐसे पैर हों जो घुटनों पर बाहर की ओर मुड़े हों

🇧🇩Bengali

বোলেগ করা

হাঁটুতে বাইরের দিকে বাঁকানো পা আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பந்து வீச்சு

முழங்கால்களில் வெளிப்புறமாக வளைந்த கால்கள் வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బౌలెగ్డ్

మోకాళ్ల వద్ద బయటికి వంగిన కాళ్లు కలిగి ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गोलंदाजी

गुडघ्यांमध्ये बाहेरून वळणारे पाय आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોલેગ્ડ

પગ છે જે ઘૂંટણ પર બહારની તરફ વળે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೌಲ್ಡ್

ಮೊಣಕಾಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾಗಿದ ಕಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പന്തെറിഞ്ഞു

കാൽമുട്ടുകൾക്ക് പുറത്തേക്ക് വളയുന്ന കാലുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੇਂਦਬਾਜ਼ੀ

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਲੱਤਾਂ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਗੋਡਿਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਵੱਲ ਮੋੜਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بولیگڈ

ایسی ٹانگیں ہیں جو گھٹنوں میں باہر کی طرف مڑتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

罗圈腿

腿在膝盖处向外弯曲

🇯🇵Japanese

O脚

膝のところで外側に曲がった脚を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

안짱다리

무릎에서 바깥쪽으로 구부러진 다리를 가지고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân vòng kiềng

có đôi chân cong ra ngoài ở đầu gối

🇹🇭Thai

ขาโก่ง

มีขาที่โค้งงอออกไปที่หัวเข่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkaki busur

memiliki kaki yang melengkung ke luar di bagian lutut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقوس

لها أرجل منحنية إلى الخارج عند الركبتين

🇮🇷Persian

کاسه دار

پاهایی دارند که در زانو به سمت بیرون خمیده می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpık bacaklı

dizlerde dışarı doğru kıvrılan bacaklara sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עם כדורי

יש רגליים שמתעקלות כלפי חוץ בברכיים

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