noun
Dated term for the calf; modern Japanese normally uses ふくらはぎ. Still understood, but sounds old-fashioned.
See also: ふくらはぎ
こむらがつった。
I got a cramp in my calf.
昔の人はふくらはぎのことを「こむら」と呼んだ。
People in the past called the calf 'komura'.
Very rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
Standard modern word for calf; こむら is dated and less common.
The origin is uncertain; possibly related to こぶ (lump) and むら (village/group), but this is speculative. The word is native Japanese.