Shin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shin bone struggle shinbone clamber skin scramble sputter shinny tibia

Parts of Speech

noun	the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
noun	a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
noun	the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
noun	the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
verb	climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Word Forms

tibial	adjective	relating to or located near a tibia
clamber	noun	an awkward climb
struggle	noun	strenuous effort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schienbein

der vordere Teil des menschlichen Beins zwischen Knie und Knöchel

🇫🇷French

tibia

la partie avant de la jambe humaine entre le genou et la cheville

🇪🇸Spanish

espinilla

la parte delantera de la pierna humana entre la rodilla y el tobillo

🇮🇹Italian

stinco

la parte anteriore della gamba umana tra il ginocchio e la caviglia

🇳🇱Dutch

scheenbeen

het voorste deel van het menselijk been tussen de knie en de enkel

🇵🇹Portuguese

canela

a parte frontal da perna humana entre o joelho e o tornozelo

🇷🇺Russian

голень

передняя часть ноги человека между коленом и лодыжкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिंडली

घुटने और टखने के बीच मानव पैर का अगला भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

শিন

মানুষের পায়ের সামনের অংশ হাঁটু এবং গোড়ালির মাঝখানে

🇮🇳Tamil

தாடை

முழங்கால் மற்றும் கணுக்கால் இடையே மனித காலின் முன் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

షిన్

మోకాలి మరియు చీలమండ మధ్య మానవ కాలు ముందు భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

नडगी

गुडघा आणि घोट्याच्या दरम्यान मानवी पायाचा पुढचा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિન

ઘૂંટણ અને પગની ઘૂંટી વચ્ચે માનવ પગનો આગળનો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿನ್

ಮೊಣಕಾಲು ಮತ್ತು ಪಾದದ ನಡುವಿನ ಮಾನವ ಕಾಲಿನ ಮುಂಭಾಗದ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷിൻ

കാൽമുട്ടിനും കണങ്കാലിനും ഇടയിലുള്ള മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ കാലിൻ്റെ മുൻഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਨ

ਗੋਡੇ ਅਤੇ ਗਿੱਟੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਲੱਤ ਦਾ ਅਗਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنڈلی

گھٹنے اور ٹخنوں کے درمیان انسانی ٹانگ کا اگلا حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胫

膝盖和脚踝之间的人腿前部

🇯🇵Japanese

すね

人間の脚の前部、膝と足首の間

🇰🇷Korean

정강이

무릎과 발목 사이의 인간 다리의 앞부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ống chân

phần trước của chân người giữa đầu gối và mắt cá chân

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าแข้ง

ส่วนหน้าของขามนุษย์ระหว่างเข่าและข้อเท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

tulang kering

bagian depan kaki manusia antara lutut dan pergelangan kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شين

الجزء الأمامي من ساق الإنسان بين الركبة والكاحل

🇮🇷Persian

ساق پا

قسمت جلویی پای انسان بین زانو و مچ پا

🇹🇷Turkish

incik

insan bacağının diz ile ayak bileği arasındaki ön kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוּקָה

החלק הקדמי של הרגל האנושית בין הברך לקרסול

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The primary meaning of 'shin' is 'the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle'.

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