oksel

1. (masculine) armpit
2. (masculine) angle between two parts of a plant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔksəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ocsele

Inherited from Old Dutch: *uokusala

Cognate with Old Frisian: axele

Cognate with English: axle

Cognate with German: Achsel

Cognate with Latin: axilla

Cognate with Latin: axis

Cognate with Greek: άξονας

Cognate with Sanskrit: अक्ष

Cognate with Sanskrit: कक्ष

Cognate with Russian: ось

In summary

From Middle Dutch ocsele, either from Old Dutch *uokusala or borrowed from Old Frisian axele, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱs- (“armpit”). Cognate with English axle (“armpit”), German Achsel (“armpit”), Latin axilla (“armpit”), Latin axis (“axle”),
Greek άξονας (áxonas, “axle”), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axle”), Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣá, “room, armpit”), Russian ось (osʹ, “axle”).

Concepts

armpit

axilla

underarm

axil

Synonyms

axilla

Translations

Achselhöhle

aisselle

axila

axila

pacha

ascella

sobaco

sovaco

axilla

aixella

μασχάλη

koltuk altı

axil·la

إبط

ala

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