cross-legged

ˈkrɔːsˌlɛɡɪd

Definition

Definition of cross-legged - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sitting positionsitting with legs bent and each ankle on the opposite thigh

She sat cross-legged on the floor during the meditation session..

lotus position

posturesitting with legs crossed at the ankles

She sat cross-legged on the grass.

folded

intertwined

Adverb

posturesitting with legs crossed and knees outward

She sat cross-legged on the grass.

crosswise

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Origin of cross-legged

Old Norse, kross (cross) + leggr (leg)

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lotus position

yoga posture

cross-legged sitting posture used in meditation

lotus

pose

short name for the cross-legged yoga sitting posture

Examples of cross-legged in a sentence

The children were cross-legged in a circle during story time.
The children listened cross-legged beside the storyteller.
He remained cross-legged throughout the meditation.
He meditated cross-legged in the quiet room.
The children sat cross-legged during story time.

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French:en tailleur, les jambes croisées, ...
German:im Schneidersitz, im Lotussitz, ...
Italian:seduto a gambe incrociate, a gambe incrociate, ...
Spanish:sentado con las piernas cruzadas, cruzando las piernas, ...
Portuguese:sentada de pernas cruzadas, ...
Chinese:盘腿的, 盘腿, ...
Japanese:あぐらをかいた, あぐらをかいて, ...
Arabic:مُتَرَبِّع, مُتَرَبِّعًا, ...
Hebrew:מִזְרָחִית, בִּישִׁיבָה מִזְרָחִית, ...
Russian:сидя со скрещенными ногами, со скрещенными ногами, ...
Ukrainian:сидячи зі схрещеними ногами, по-турецьки, ...
Hindi:पद्मासन में बैठा हुआ, पैरों को क्रॉस करके, ...
Bengali:পদ্মাসনে, পা ক্রস করে, ...
Catalan:amb les cames creuades, amb les cames encreuades, ...
Czech:zkříženonohý, po turecku, ...
Danish:med korslagte ben, korslagt, ...
Dutch:met gekruiste benen, kleermakerszit, ...
Greek:σταυροπόδι, με τα πόδια σταυρωμένα στους αστραγάλους, ...
Hungarian:töröküléses, törökülésben, ...
Khmer:អង្គុយពែនភ្នែន, ដោយអង្គុយពែនភ្នែន, ...
Korean:양반다리의, 다리를 꼬고, ...
Persian:چهارزانو, دو زانو, ...
Polish:po turecku, siedzący ze skrzyżowanymi nogami, ...
Portuguese (BR):sentada de pernas cruzadas, com as pernas cruzadas, ...
Romanian:șezând cu picioarele încrucișate, turcește, ...
Swedish:med korslagda ben, med benen i kors, ...
Thai:ขัดสมาธิ, นั่งขัดสมาธิ, ...
Turkish:bağdaş kurmuş, bağdaş kurarak, ...
Vietnamese:khoanh chân, ngồi bắt chéo chân, ...

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