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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKnöchel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: knœ-çəl
"Er hat sich den Knöchel angeschlagen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The joint connecting a finger to the rest of the hand or to the other parts of the finger.
"He cracked his knuckles before typing the long report."
- 1
To press, strike, or apply pressure with the knuckles.
"She had to knuckle down and finish her assignment by midnight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'knokel', which is cognate with Middle Dutch 'cnockel' and Old High German 'knohhal', diminutive forms of Proto-Germanic roots related to bone or node. Historically, it referred to the joints of the fingers, eventually expanding to describe similar anatomical joints in other animals and mechanical hinges.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Knuckle" is said worldwide
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articulation
Transliteration: ar-ti-ku-la-sjɔ̃
"Il s'est fait mal à l'articulation du doigt."
Knöchel
Transliteration: knœ-çəl
"Er hat sich den Knöchel angeschlagen."
nocca
Transliteration: nɔk-ka
"Si è fatto male a una nocca."
nudillo
Transliteration: nu-ˈdi-ʎo
"Se golpeó el nudillo contra la mesa."
nortelho
Transliteration: noɾ-ˈte-ʎu
Script: norteho
"Ele bateu com o dedo na mesa."
उंगली का जोड़
Transliteration: ungli ka jor
"उसने अपनी उंगली का जोड़ चटकाया।"
指关节
Transliteration: zhǐ guān jié
"他捏了一下自己的指关节。"
손가락 마디
Transliteration: song-ga-rak ma-di
"그는 손가락 마디를 우두둑 꺾었다."
指の関節
Transliteration: yubi no kansetsu
"彼は指の関節を鳴らした。"
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