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trikonasana

UK/tɹɪkəˈnɑːsənə/

trikonasana proper noun: a pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends.

Proper noun

trikonasana

  1. (yoga) A pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends.
    • It is 30 years since I tried yoga, but it mostly came back: trikonasana, this-asana, that-asana.2006 January 14, The Guardian
    • Because the feet are widely separated left to right in trikonasana, there is no problem with wobbling or falling in the left-to-right direction […].2009, Mel Robin, A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers, page 918
    Synonyms:
    triangle pose

Synonyms of trikonasana

Origin of trikonasana

From Sanskrit त्रिकोणासन (trikoṇāsana), from त्रिकोण (trikoṇa, “triangle”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).

Questions about trikonasana

What does trikonasana mean?
Trikonasana means a pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends.
What part of speech is trikonasana?
Trikonasana is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce trikonasana?
Trikonasana is pronounced /tɹɪkəˈnɑːsənə/ (UK).

Words near trikonasana in the dictionary

  1. trikini
  2. trikinis
  3. trikir
  4. trikiria
  5. trikirion
  6. trikonasana
  7. tril
  8. trilabe
  9. trilabiate
  10. trilaciclib
  11. trilactone

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