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Updated: 03 February 2008
Contributors: 4jpz, Vieran, wormz, xeng
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Listed below are Filipino terms for the different parts of the body. I’ll try to list them from head to toe… or by classification...

External Body Parts
Body – Katawan
Skin – Balat

Head – Ulo
Scalp – Anit
Hair - Buhok
Beard – Bigote
Goatee – Balbas
Sideburns – Patilya
Face – Mukha
Temple – Sintido
Forehead – Noo
Eyebrow – Kilay
Eye – Mata
Eyelash – Pilikmata
Eyelid – Talukap mata
Cheek - Pisngi
Nose - Ilong
Nostril – Butas ng Ilong
Ear – Taenga or Tenga
Lip – Labi
Mouth – Bibig or Bunganga
Teeth – Ngipin
Gum - Gilagid
Tongue – Dila
Jaw – Panga
Chin – Baba
Neck – Leeg
Throat – Lalamunan
Nape – Batok
Shoulders – Balikat
Chest – Dibdib
Breast – Suso but can also be dyoga or joga (slang pinoy term)
Nipples – Utong
Navel - Pusod
Belly/Abdomen – Tiyan
Waist – Baywang
Arm – Bisig or Braso
Elbow - Siko
Hand – Kamay
Fist – Kamao
Wrist – Pulso or Galang galangan
Palm – Palad
Finger – Daliri
Thumb – Hinlalaki *from the root word "laki" (big)
Index Finger – Hintuturo *from the root word "turo" (point)
Middle Finger – Hinlalato
Ring Finger – Palasingsingan * from the root word "singsing" (ring)
Pinkie – Kalingkingan or Hinliliit * from the root word "liit" (small)
Fingernails - Kuko ng Daliri
Back - Likod
Buttock – Puwet
Vagina – Puke
Penis – Titi
Testicles – Bayag
Hip – Balakang
Thigh – Hita
Knee – Tuhod
Back of Knee – Alak-Alakan
Leg – Binti
Heel – Sakong
Foot – Paa
Toenail – Kuko ng Papa
Ankle – Bukung-Bukong
Sole – Talampakan
Joints – Kasu-kasuan
Knuckles – Buko


Internal Body Parts
Flesh - Laman
Bone – Buto
Rib – Tadyang
Spine – Gulugod
Brain – Utak
Lungs – Baga
Liver – Atay
Intestines – Bituka
Heart – Puso
Veins – Ugat
Blood – Dugo
Gizzard – Balunbalunan
Esophagus – gulung gulungan, Lalanga, Esopago
Pancreas – Lapa
Muscle – kalamnan, Laman
Tendon – Lamad, Litid
Stomach – Sikmura
Ovary – obaryo
Kidney – Bato


Notes:

• I’ll be adding more in the coming hours or days since some terms have skipped my mind…lol…
• Kindly help me enrich this thread by posting your queries, comments, appreciations here…

Have fun learning Filipino languages!!!

addition to the internal parts
heart -- puso
kidney -- bato
veins -- ugat
blood -- dugo
gizzard -- balunbalunan

additional:
belly- puson, tiyan
wrist- pulso, galang galangan

addition to the internal parts

esophagus-gulung gulungan, lalanga, esopago
stomach- tokong, sikmura
pancreas- lapa
muscle-kalamnan, laman
tendon- lamad, litid

waaa!!! I have lots of Filipino terms for body parts to learn... lol... and some I forgot to add!

Anyways to xeng, I've added your list except for the one with kidney... "Bato" stands for the kidney stone and not for the organ...

For Vieran, I've added your list, too... but I'm not sure if the English term for "puson" is belly coz "puson" is lower than the belly... :confused: please clarify this for me... It's the first time that I've heard of "galang galangan," "gulung gulungan" and "tokong"... lol.. I haven't added "pulso" as the translation for the wrist, though, coz "pulso" stands for the pulse.... and I don't think "sikmura" stands for stomach since stomachache is different from "sinisikmura" (I don't know the English term for this ) Correct me if I'm wrong with my assumptions!!!

Geez! Filipino languages is soooo complicated! lol... Thanks to the two of you...

ye! i agree to you very complicated!!! i myself before not familiar with this but then those are tagalog meaning of wrist and it sounded so funny to me. pulso because mostly they say it "parte ng kamay na pinagpupulsuhan" (part of hands mostly in getting pulse" that's why pulso, or better change it to " pupulsuhan" so that you will not confussed anyway it was included in the dictionary instead of pulso. stomach/belly " tiyan " is okay. anyway the deep meaning of it is puson buyo/puson. very much complicated if you'll add the cebuano meaning ha! ha! ha! whehh!!! it's hard lol.

i think esophagus is lalamunan..

lalamunan is throat

Ovary = obaryo
breast = suso but can also be dyoga or joga (slang pinoy term)
nipples = utong
scalp = anit
nails = kuko
sole = talampakan
beard = bigote
goatee = balbas
sideburns = patilya
lol = hahaha

rofl... I didn't know lol is a body part... funny! funny! lol

thanks wormz, but breast, nails, and sole are already part of the list... I'll be adding the rest of your list now!

wahaha lol part ^_^