cross-legged
/ˌkrɒs ˈleɡd/adjective
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पालथी मारकर बैठा हुआ
Core word
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[usually after verb]
sitting on the floor with your knees wide apart and your ankles crossed or your feet tucked under your legs
पालथी मारकर बैठा हुआ
- The children sat cross-legged on the mat.
- He sat cross-legged on the floor and began to read.
- Grandfather sat cross-legged on a mat and told us stories.
+ 2 more examples
- In the temple, everyone was seated in a cross-legged position.
- A cross-legged posture can be tiring if you are not used to it.
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in a cross-legged position
पालथी मारकर
- Radhika sat cross-legged to meditate.
- The students sat cross-legged under the tree.
- The monks sat cross-legged in a long, silent row.
+ 2 more examples
- Teacher asked us to sit cross-legged and stay quiet.
- He sat cross-legged on the carpet to watch the match.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
sit cross-legged (adverb)
After sit, it tells how you sit: on the floor with legs folded and crossed.
'Sit' के बाद यह बताता है कि कैसे बैठे हैं: ज़मीन पर पैर मोड़कर और एक-दूसरे पर रखकर।
- The children sat cross-legged on the mat.
- He prefers to sit cross-legged while studying.
cross-legged (adjective)
Before a noun or after be, it describes a person or posture.
Noun से पहले या 'be' के बाद यह व्यक्ति या मुद्रा का वर्णन करता है।
- A cross-legged monk sat under the tree.
- She was cross-legged on the sofa.
cross-legged + position words
Often followed by on, in or under to say where the person sits.
कहाँ बैठे हैं यह बताने के लिए अक्सर 'on', 'in' या 'under' आता है।
- They sat cross-legged on the carpet during the story.
cross-legged vs lotus pose
Cross-legged is the general word for folded legs; lotus pose is a specific yoga position with each foot on the opposite thigh.
Cross-legged पैर मोड़कर बैठने का सामान्य शब्द है; lotus pose योग की विशेष मुद्रा है जिसमें हर पैर विपरीत जांघ पर रहता है।
- He sat cross-legged, then tried the lotus pose.
cross-legged vs with legs crossed
Sitting cross-legged is on the floor with legs folded; sitting with legs crossed usually means on a chair, one knee over the other.
Cross-legged का अर्थ ज़मीन पर पैर मोड़कर बैठना है; 'with legs crossed' प्रायः कुर्सी पर एक घुटना दूसरे पर रखकर बैठना है।
- He sat with his legs crossed on the chair.
+Collocations 4
verb + cross-legged
sitbe seatedsettlesquatperch
- Students sat cross-legged on the school lawn.
cross-legged + position
on the flooron a maton the bedunder a tree
- The grandfather sat cross-legged on the charpai.
adverb + cross-legged
comfortablyquietlypatientlycalmly
- She sat comfortably cross-legged for an hour.
cross-legged + noun
posepositionpostureyogiBuddha
- The cross-legged posture is common in meditation.
“More examples 7
- Radhika sat cross-legged on the floor and read her notes.
राधिका पालथी मारकर ज़मीन पर बैठी और अपने नोट्स पढ़ने लगी।
- The priest sat cross-legged before the lamp.
पुजारी दीपक के सामने पालथी मारकर बैठा।
- Sitting cross-legged for long may hurt your knees.
देर तक पालथी मारकर बैठने से घुटनों में दर्द हो सकता है।
- The little boy listened cross-legged to his grandmother's story.
छोटा लड़का पालथी मारकर अपनी दादी की कहानी सुन रहा था।
- At the langar, everyone sits cross-legged in a row.
लंगर में सब लोग पंक्ति में पालथी मारकर बैठते हैं।
- The tailor works cross-legged on a raised platform.
दर्ज़ी ऊँचे चबूतरे पर पालथी मारकर काम करता है।
- At prayer time the family sits cross-legged on a clean white sheet.
प्रार्थना के समय परिवार साफ़ सफ़ेद चादर पर पालथी मारकर बैठता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He sat with cross-legged on the mat.
✓ He sat cross-legged on the mat.
Cross-legged is used directly after sit, without with.
'Cross-legged' सीधे 'sit' के बाद आता है, बीच में 'with' नहीं।
✗ She sat cross legged.
✓ She sat cross-legged.
The word is a hyphenated compound.
यह शब्द hyphen वाला compound है।