K@Shoulder K@Abdomen
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American Sign Language
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From initial k of English king, in a motion common among terms for royalty, apparently representing a royal sash; compare G@Shoulder-PalmDown G@Abdomen-PalmDown (QUEEN, “queen”).
Production
[edit]- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “K” handshape with the dominant hand at the nondominant shoulder, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing up.
- Move the hand diagonally downward to the following posture.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “K” handshape with the dominant hand on the dominant side of the abdomen (the lower part of the trunk, just above the waist).
Noun
[edit]Upload png, jpg, or gif image. (ASL gloss: KING)
- king (male monarch)