Meanings
adverbIndian style (not comparable)
- not comparableCross-legged.
Synonyms: criss-cross applesauce, pretzel style, cross-legged, tailor-fashion
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbCross-legged.
Origin
Possibly from the Indian lotus position (compare Polish siedzieć po turecku and Romanian ședea turcește, literally “to sit Turkishly”, in reference to the Turks' similar sitting style), or else from the way some American Indians sat.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جلسة التربع
- جلسة التربع (alsat al-tarabbu')cross-legged
Chinese Mandarin 盤腿坐 /盘腿坐, 盤膝而坐 /盘膝而坐
- 盤腿坐 /盘腿坐 (pán tuǐ zuò)cross-legged
- 盤膝而坐 /盘膝而坐 (pán xī ér zuò)cross-legged
French jambes croisées, en tailleur
- jambes croiséescross-legged
- en tailleurcross-legged
Hawaiian ʻahaʻaha
- ʻahaʻahacross-legged
Hindi पालथी, कमलासन
- पालथी (pālthī)cross-legged
- कमलासन (kamlāsan)cross-legged
- पद्मासन (padmāsan)cross-legged
Hungarian törökülés
- töröküléscross-legged
Japanese 胡座
- 胡座 (agura)cross-legged
Polish po turecku
- po tureckucross-legged
Romanian turcește
- turceștecross-legged
Tagalog tansila
- tansilacross-legged
Welsh coesgroes
- coesgroescross-legged
Cite this entry
APA
Indian style. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20style
MLA
“Indian style.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20style. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian style,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20style.
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