lumbus

Japanese: lumbus
lumbus

…Similar ambiguity exists in other languages. The Latin word lumbus can mean both the lower back and the buttocks. The French word lombes is the plural form, referring to the lower back as a pair, and the plural reins refers to the lower back as the part containing the kidneys. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "lumbus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このようなあいまいさは他の言語にもある。ラテン語lumbusに〈こし〉と尻の両意がある。フランス語lombesは腰を左右一対とみて複数形であり,また左右の腎臓reinがある部分として複数形reinsは腰を指す。…

※「lumbus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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