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jalka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • foot noun The body part at the end of the leg that a person or animal stands and walks on.
  • hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  • leg noun One of the limbs used for standing and walking.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • pedestrian noun A person who is walking, especially as distinct from someone driving or riding.
  • pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

jalka is used for these senses in English:

  • foot A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
  • foot The base or bottom of anything.
  • foot (printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
  • foot (phonology) The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
  • hand A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
  • kickstand A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.
  • leg In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
  • leg A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.

foot — full definition

  1. noun The body part at the end of the leg that a person or animal stands and walks on.
  2. noun A unit of length equal to twelve inches.
  3. noun The lowest or bottom part of something.
  4. verb To pay a bill, especially informally (as in "foot the bill").

hand — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  2. noun The cards a player is holding in a card game, or a single round of play.
  3. noun Help or assistance, especially physical.
  4. noun A worker or laborer, especially one hired for manual work.
  5. verb To pass or give something to someone using the hand.
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