trikonasana

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit त्रिकोणासन (trikoṇāsana), from त्रिकोण (trikoṇa, “triangle”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɹɪkəˈnɑːsənə/

Proper noun

trikonasana

1. (yoga) A pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends.
   • 2006 January 14, The Guardian:

     It is 30 years since I tried yoga, but it mostly came back: trikonasana, this-asana, that-asana.

   • 2009, Mel Robin, A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers, page 918:

     Because the feet are widely separated left to right in trikonasana, there is no problem with wobbling or falling in the left-to-right direction […].

   • 2012, Leslie Kaminoff, Amy Matthews, Yoga Anatomy, page 40:

     Trikonasana, or triangle pose, is often referred to as a lateral stretch, and this is true insofar as it lengthens the connective tissue pathway that runs along the side of the body.

Synonyms

• triangle pose

Translations

the Triangle Pose in yoga

• Hungarian: trikonászana (hu)

References

• Leslie Kaminoff: Yoga Anatomy, 2007