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tali

tali

9.9
Small ankle bones once used as dice in old games
  • noun
  • /ˈtɑːli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tali
  • Doctors studied the tali to understand more about the structure of the human ankle.

Examples

  • The museum displayed several ancient tali that were once used as gaming pieces.

  • Archaeologists found tali among the artifacts at the Roman excavation site.

  • The ancient Greeks played games using tali.

  • These tali were made of bone and used in rituals.

  • The museum displayed several ancient tali that were once used as gaming pieces.

  • Archaeologists found tali among the artifacts at the Roman excavation site.

  • Doctors studied the tali to understand more about the structure of the human ankle.

Synonyms

talus
vstali
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A bone in the ankle that joins the foot and leg

is a plural term that also refers to such bones used as dice
knucklebone
vstali
1 8.8

A small bone from an animal joint used as a simple die in games

is the plural form covering ankle bones and their use as dice

Surface Forms

tali singular
talis plural

Etymology

Tali is also the plural of talus, which originally meant the 'ankle' and the small bone that people once used like a simple die. Imagine a tiny ankle bone you can roll in a game — those bones are called tali, which is why the word can mean both ankle bones and old gaming pieces.