pygian
English
/ˈpɪ.dʒi.ən/
adj
Definitions
- (rare) Pertaining to or resembling buttocks.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυγή (buttocks, tail, rump).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πυγή
Gloss
buttocks, tail, rump
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
尻
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pygidium Latin
- οὐροπύγιον Ancient Greek
- πυγή Ancient Greek
- *pouga Proto-Indo-European
- pígistíl Irish