Hallux

/ˈhæljuːks/ noun

Definition

The medical term for the big toe, the innermost and largest of the five toes on each foot.

Etymology

From Latin hallux of uncertain origin, possibly related to a root meaning 'to leap' or an older word for toe. It became the anatomical standard in medical Latin.

Kelly Says

Your hallux is the only toe that doesn't have a 'cousin' on the other side in some animals—humans evolved an opposable big toe specifically for walking upright, making it the key innovation that freed our hands to use tools.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ እጅ
en-de a-nd e-jeesh
ARالعربية
القدم الكبير
al-qadam al-kabir
BNবাংলা
বৃহৎ বুড়ি
b-ru-hat bu-ri
CACatalà
hallux
hal-luks
CSČeština
palec
pa-lec
DADansk
hallux
hal-luks
DEDeutsch
Hallux
hal-luks
ELΕλληνικά
άκρος δάκτυλος
a-kros dak-tylos
ESEspañol
hállex
a-llex
FAفارسی
انگشت بزرگ پا
ang-shest-e bozorg pa
FISuomi
kynsi
kin-si
FRFrançais
hallux
a-loo
GUGU
પાછળના
pa-ch-hl-na
HAHA
kwan
kwan
HEעברית
אצבע
ats-ba
HIहिन्दी
बड़ा अंगूठा
ba-da an-goo-tha
HUMagyar
hallux
hal-luks
IDBahasa Indonesia
jempol kaki
jem-pol ka-ki
IGIG
ụkwụ
oo-koo
ITItaliano
alluce
a-loo-che
JA日本語
大趾
dai-shi
KKKK
көлбегі
kol-be-gi
KMKM
ជើង
cheu-ng
KO한국어
제1발
je-il-bal
MRMR
हाड
haad
MSBahasa Melayu
jempol kaki
jem-pol ka-ki
MYမြန်မာ
လက်မြှောက်
let-m-sh-au-k
NLNederlands
hallux
hal-luks
NONorsk
hallux
hal-luks
PAPA
ਹਾਲੁਕਸ
ha-loo-ks
PLPolski
pięta
pye-ta
PTPortuguês
hallux
a-loo
RORomână
hallux
a-loo
RUРусский
большой палец
bol-shoy pal-ets
SVSvenska
hallux
hal-luks
SWKiswahili
kidole chache
ki-do-le cha-che
TAதமிழ்
கால் விரல்
kaal vi-ral
TEతెలుగు
కాలి వెన్నెముక
kaali ven-ne-mu-ka
THไทย
นิ้วโป้งเท้า
niw-pong-tao
TLTL
tuhod
too-hod
TRTürkçe
halluks
hal-luks
UKУкраїнська
великий палець
velikyi palets
URاردو
انگلی
an-gli
VITiếng Việt
ngón cái chân
ngon cai chan
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
大拇趾
da-mu-zhi
ZUZU
isiphuthu
ee-see-foo-thu

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