Body Parts

1. डोकं

   dokan

   Head

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic while pointing at your head. "Dokan dukhtay" means headache

2. केस

   kes

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a barber or salon. Normally used as a plural; a single strand is the same word

3. चेहरा

   chehara

   Face

   Usage

   For reporting swelling or a rash, and when asking for a facial treatment

4. डोळा

   dola

   Eye

   Usage

   At an eye clinic or pharmacy. For both eyes use the plural "dole"

5. कान

   kaan

   Ear

   Usage

   For earache, earplugs or ear cleaning. The plural has the same form

6. नाक

   naak

   Nose

   Usage

   For a blocked nose or a nosebleed — point at it while showing the card at a pharmacy

7. तोंड

   tond

   Mouth

   Usage

   Used at the dentist or for mouth ulcers. It can also mean "face", so point as you show it

8. दात

   daat

   Tooth

   Usage

   At the dentist, point at the aching tooth. "Daat dukhtoy" means my tooth hurts

9. जीभ

   jeebh

   Tongue

   Usage

   When a doctor asks to see your tongue, or to explain a burning sensation from chilli

10. मान

    maan

    Neck

    Usage

    For a stiff neck. The inside of the throat is a separate word, "ghasa"

11. घसा

    ghasa

    Throat

    Usage

    For a sore throat. Distinct from "maan", the outside of the neck

12. खांदा

    khaanda

    Shoulder

    Usage

    When your shoulder hurts from carrying a bag, or to point out where you want a massage

13. हात

    haat

    Hand / Arm

    Usage

    Marathi uses one word for both hand and arm — point at the exact spot you mean

14. कोपर

    kopar

    Elbow

    Usage

    Use it to show where you hurt yourself, e.g. after falling on your elbow

15. बोट

    bot

    Finger

    Usage

    For a hurt finger or ring sizing. A toe is "paayaanchan bot"

16. नख

    nakh

    Nail

    Usage

    At a nail salon, or to explain a broken nail

17. छाती

    chhaati

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain or breathlessness — a symptom worth showing early

18. पोट

    pot

    Stomach / Belly

    Usage

    The everyday word for a stomach ache. The organ itself is "jathar"

19. पाठ

    paath

    Back

    Usage

    For back pain, or to indicate where you want a massage

20. कंबर

    kambar

    Lower back / Waist

    Usage

    For lower back pain. The same word is used for waist size when shopping

21. पाय

    paay

    Leg / Foot

    Usage

    Marathi uses one word for leg and foot — point at the part you mean

22. गुडघा

    gudagha

    Knee

    Usage

    For knee pain, including when sitting on the floor at a temple is hard for you

23. घोटा

    ghota

    Ankle

    Usage

    For a sprain. "Ghota murgalaa" means I twisted my ankle

24. त्वचा

    tvachaa

    Skin

    Usage

    For rashes, sunburn or insect bites — show it when looking for an ointment

25. हाड

    haad

    Bone

    Usage

    When you suspect a fracture. "Haad modlan" means the bone is broken

26. रक्त

    rakta

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding and blood tests, and also for blood type or transfusion

27. हृदय

    hruday

    Heart

    Usage

    For explaining a heart condition. Heart disease is "hrudayvikaar"

28. जठर

    jathar

    Stomach (organ)

    Usage

    The organ. For everyday belly aches say "pot"; use this when talking to a doctor

29. आतडे

    aatade

    Intestine

    Usage

    For explaining gut trouble to a doctor — it comes up when discussing traveller's diarrhoea

30. फुफ्फुस

    phupphus

    Lung

    Usage

    For explaining asthma or another respiratory condition

31. यकृत

    yakrut

    Liver

    Usage

    Comes up with hepatitis vaccination and when describing a condition

32. मूत्रपिंड

    mootrapind

    Kidney

    Usage

    For kidney stones or a chronic condition, and when asking about dialysis

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