ristiselkä

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (anatomy) lumbar region, small of the back

Etymology

Compound from Finnish risti (cross, clubs) + Finnish selkä (back, open water, into back).

Origin

Finnish

selkä

Gloss

back, open water, into back

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

後, 背

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