English
Pronunciation
audio|En-us-wrist.ogg|audio (US)
RP & US: AHD|rÄst, IPA|/rɪst/, SAMPA|/rIst/
Etymology
Old English, cognate to Swedish vrist.
Noun
en-noun
- anatomy The complex joint where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus.
Derived terms
wristwatch, wrist watch
limp-wristed
wrist-action
Translations
Anglo-Saxon: wrÃst f
Catalan: canyell m
Chinese: è��å�
Czech: záp�stà n
Danish: håndled n
Dutch: pols m
Estonian: ranne#Estonian|ranne
Finnish: ranne#Finnish|ranne
French: poignet m
German: Handgelenk n
Greek: κα���� m (karpós)
Hungarian: csukló
mid
Italian: polso m
Japanese: ��
Korean: �목 (sonmog, -mok), �목 (palmog, -mok)
Kurdish: zend m, meçek m, bask m
Polish: nadgarstek m
Portuguese: pulso m
Russian: зап����е ��ки n (zapyast'e ruki)
Slovene: zapestje n
Spanish: muñeca f
Swedish: handled#Swedish|handled c
Telugu: మణి����� (maNikaTTu)
Anagrams
writs
See also
w:wrist|Wikipedia article on the wrist
Old English
Etymology
Common Germanic *wristiz, whence also Old High German *rist, Old Norse rist
Noun
wrist f
- wrist
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