knä

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See also: KNA, kná, knæ, and kñā-

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knän

Etymology

From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knɛː/
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Noun

knä n

  1. (anatomy) a knee
  2. a lap (the upper legs)
    sitta i knät på någon
    sit in someone's lap

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