thigh

noun

THY/θaɪ/

2 meanings of thigh

1
nouncountable
The upper part of the leg, between the hip and the knee.
A deep bruise spread across his thigh after the fall.
Sprinters develop powerful thigh muscles through years of training.
2
nouncountable
The part of a vertebrate's or other animal's leg that corresponds in position or function to the human thigh: the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird, the third leg-section of an insect.
Entomologists identified the species by markings on the insect's thigh.
The horse favored its injured thigh after the long ride.

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Origin

This word comes from Middle English "thigh," from Old English "þēoh," going back through Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic to the Proto-Indo-European root "*tewk-." It is related to West Frisian "tsjea," Dutch "dij," and Icelandic "þjó."