The Ancient Greek word for hip is
ἰσχίον
Translations for hip and their definitions
ἰσχίον | |
1. n. (anatomy) hip-joint | |
τῷ βάλεν Αἰνείαο κατ᾽ ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸςἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται, κοτύλην δέ τέ μιν καλέουσιν - he smote Aeneas on the hip, where the thigh turns in the hip joint,—the cup, men call it | |
2. n. area around the hip-joint; haunch |
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