Body Parts

1. Ҫӳҫ

   Çÿç

   Hair

   Usage

   Hair. Used at a hairdresser or to describe a hair problem.

   Grammar Note

   This word is for the hair growing on the head, not for body hair. The plural takes -сем (ҫӳҫсем).

2. Пит

   Pit

   Face

   Usage

   The face. Used to point out an injury or symptom on the face.

   Grammar Note

   Not to be confused with the adverb питӗ "very"; пит is a noun meaning the face (the front of the head).

3. Ҫӑвар

   Çăvar

   Mouth

   Usage

   The mouth. Used to describe pain or symptoms inside the mouth to a doctor or dentist.

   Grammar Note

   A basic noun. The ending changes when it is possessed, as in "my mouth".

4. Чӗлхе

   Chĕlkhe

   Tongue

   Usage

   The tongue. Used for pain or symptoms of the tongue. The same word also means "language".

   Grammar Note

   чӗлхе means both "tongue" and "language". Its possessive form чӗлхи is used in language names such as чӑваш чӗлхи "the Chuvash language".

5. Чавса

   Chavsa

   Elbow

   Usage

   The elbow. Used to describe elbow pain or injury.

   Grammar Note

   A noun for the elbow joint, also called чавса сыппи "elbow joint".

6. Чӗрне

   Chĕrne

   Nail

   Usage

   A fingernail or toenail. Used to describe a torn or injured nail.

   Grammar Note

   Used for human fingernails and toenails, and also for the claws and hooves of animals.

7. Шӑмӑ

   Shămă

   Bone

   Usage

   A bone. Used to describe a fracture or bone pain.

   Grammar Note

   In possessive forms the shape changes, as in шӑмми (for example ҫурӑм шӑмми "backbone").

8. Юн

   Yun

   Blood

   Usage

   Blood. Used to tell medical staff about bleeding or an injury.

   Grammar Note

   A short basic noun. It is combined with verbs to describe bleeding.

9. Чӗре

   Chĕre

   Heart

   Usage

   The heart. Used to tell a doctor about chest pain or palpitations.

   Grammar Note

   With a possessive ending it becomes, for example, чӗрем "my heart".

10. Хырӑмлӑх

    Khyrămlăkh

    Stomach

    Usage

    The stomach as an organ. Used for stomach pain or upset. The belly in general is Хырӑм.

    Grammar Note

    Formed from хырӑм "belly" plus -лӑх, it names the stomach as an organ.

11. Пыршӑ

    Pyrshă

    Intestines

    Usage

    The intestines. Used to describe abdominal pain or bowel trouble.

    Grammar Note

    The plural is пыршӑсем. The same word is also used for a hose.

12. Ӳпке

    Ÿpke

    Lungs

    Usage

    The lungs. Used to describe breathing trouble or a cough.

    Grammar Note

    The singular form is used for "lung". Right and left are сылтӑм ӳпке and сулахай ӳпке.

13. Пӗвер

    Pĕver

    Liver

    Usage

    The liver. Used to tell a doctor about liver disease or pain.

    Grammar Note

    Do not mix it up with the similar-looking пӳре "kidney"; пӗвер is the liver.

14. Пӳре

    Pÿre

    Kidney

    Usage

    The kidney. Used to tell a doctor about kidney disease or pain.

    Grammar Note

    Do not mix it up with the similar-looking пӗвер "liver"; пӳре is the kidney.

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