胡座
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 座 |
あ Jinmeiyō |
くら > ぐら Grade: 6 |
irregular | kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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胡坐 |
Etymology
[edit]胡 (“non-Han people, particularly Turks and Mongols and other Central Asians”) + 座 (“sitting”).
Equivalent to Indian style, in referring to the sitting habits of plains-dwelling nomads.
Noun
[edit]- cross-legged sitting