nilkka — meaning in English

English meaning

• ankle noun The joint connecting the foot to the leg.
• tarsus noun The group of small bones forming the ankle and upper foot in humans and other vertebrates.

Senses

nilkka is used for these senses in English:

• ankle The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
• tarsus (skeleton) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.

ankle — full definition

1. noun The joint connecting the foot to the leg.
2. verb Informal: to walk, especially casually.

tarsus — full definition

1. noun The group of small bones forming the ankle and upper foot in humans and other vertebrates.
2. noun In insects and other arthropods, the last, foot-like segment of a leg.

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