lotus position

lotus position

English

Noun

lotus position (plural lotus positions)

1. 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.
2. (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