(declension-2, vulgar) The posterior, arse, ass, buttocks
(declension-2, vulgar) The anus
Phát âm là (IPA)
[ˈkuː.ɫʊs]
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)
From Proto-Italic *kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-, zero-grade form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”) without s-mobile.
Cognates include Old Irish cúl (“bottom”), Lithuanian kẽvalas (“skin, cover”). Related to cutis (“hide”).