lotus position

English

Noun

lotus position (plural lotus positions)

A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.
(colloquial) a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg

Translations

cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蓮花坐, 莲花坐 (liánhuāzuò)
Dutch: lotushouding (nl) f

Finnish: lootusasento
Spanish: posición de loto f
Telugu: పద్మాసనము (te) (padmāsanamu)

a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg

Dutch: kleermakerszit (nl) m

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