"lotus position" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lotus positions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Sitting Translations (cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg): bardaş (Azerbaijani), 蓮花坐 (Chinese Mandarin), 莲花坐 (liánhuāzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), lotushouding [feminine] (Dutch), lootusasento (Finnish), Lotussitz [masculine] (German), bağdaş (Karaim), bağdaş (Krymchak), поза лотоса (poza lotosa) (Russian), mandaş (Salar), pağdaş (Siberian Tatar), posición de loto [feminine] (Spanish), పద్మాసనము (padmāsanamu) (Telugu), bağdaş (Turkish), badashqan (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-lotus_position-en-noun-~RfF5U~o Disambiguation of Sitting: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Siberian Tatar terms in nonstandard scripts, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Karaim translations, Terms with Krymchak translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Salar translations, Terms with Siberian Tatar translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Siberian Tatar terms in nonstandard scripts: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Karaim translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Krymchak translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Salar translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Siberian Tatar translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg': 67 33
  2. (colloquial) a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Sitting Translations (a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg): kleermakerszit [masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-lotus_position-en-noun-3LwRZuxL Disambiguation of Sitting: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Siberian Tatar terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Siberian Tatar terms in nonstandard scripts: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg': 31 69

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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