ijar

flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals

Hyphenated as

i‧jar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iˈxaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: īlia

Cognate with English: ileum

Cognate with Portuguese: ilhal

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *īliāris, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with English ileum, Portuguese ilhal and ilharga.

Concepts

flank

Translations

fianco

Flanke

flankieren

flanco