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knee in Malay

lutut

/niː//ni/

knee in Malay: lutut, tuhut, dengkul. In English, knee means in humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

Malay words for knee

joint in the middle of the leg and area around it
lutut, tuhut, dengkul

English meaning of knee

  1. noun In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
  2. noun In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
  3. noun The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle).
  4. noun The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage.

Full definition of knee

knee in a sentence

  • Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
  • When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.

knee in other languages

Questions about knee in Malay

What is the meaning of knee in Malay?
Knee in Malay is lutut, tuhut, dengkul.
Apakah maksud knee dalam bahasa Melayu?
Knee: lutut, tuhut, dengkul.
What does knee mean in English?
Knee means in humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: knee (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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