Meanings
nounlotus position (plural lotus positions)
plural lotus positions
- A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.
- colloquiala cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蓮花坐 /莲花坐
- 蓮花坐 /莲花坐 (liánhuāzuò)cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
Dutch lotushouding, kleermakerszit
- lotushoudingcross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
- kleermakerszita cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg
Finnish lootusasento
- lootusasentocross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
German Lotussitz
- Lotussitzcross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
Korean 가부좌
- 가부좌 (gabujwa)cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
Russian поза лотоса
- поза лотоса (poza lotosa)cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
Spanish posición de loto
- posición de lotocross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
Turkish bağdaş
- bağdaşcross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg
Cite this entry
APA
lotus position. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lotus%20position
MLA
“lotus position.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lotus%20position. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lotus position,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lotus%20position.
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