alaselkä

== Finnish == === Etymology === ala- +‎ selkä === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌselkæ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌs̠e̞lk̟æ] Rhymes: -elkæ Syllabification(key): a‧la‧sel‧kä Hyphenation(key): ala‧selkä === Noun === alaselkä (anatomy) lower back (lower part of the back, consisting of lumbar and pelvic region) ==== Usage notes ==== The upper part of lower back (lumbar region, small of the back) is called lanneselkä in Finnish and the lower, pelvic region is called ristiselkä. The difference is unclear to many, and ristiselkä is often used synonymously to alaselkä. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== lanneselkä ristiselkä === Further reading === “alaselkä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023