καλλίπυγος
Ancient Greek
adj-2nd
Definitions
- callipygian, callipygous with beautifully shaped buttocks
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λλος (beauty) + Ancient Greek πῡγή (buttocks, rump, tail).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πῡγή
Gloss
buttocks, rump, tail
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
- callipygian English
- callipyge French
- Καλλίξενος Ancient Greek
- Καλλιφῶν Ancient Greek
- Καλλιόπη Ancient Greek
- κᾰ́λλος Ancient Greek
- πυγολαμπίς Ancient Greek
- πύγαργος Ancient Greek
- πῡγή Ancient Greek
- καλλίπυγος Greek (modern)