transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯin ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English loyne, from Anglo-French loigne, from Vulgar Latin * lumbea, from Latin lumbus; akin to Old English lendenu loins, Old Church Slavic lędviję
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the part of a human being or quadruped on each side of the spinal column between the hipbone and the false ribs
b. : a cut of meat comprising this part of one or both sides of a carcass with the adjoining half of the vertebrae included but without the flank
2. plural
a. : the upper and lower abdominal regions and the region about the hips
b.
(1) : the pubic region
(2) : the reproductive organs