Body Parts

1. टाउको

   Tauko

   Head

   Usage

   Point here for pain — including the headache that signals altitude sickness

2. कपाल

   Kapaal

   Hair

   Usage

   The hair on your head — use it at a barber while showing the length

3. अनुहार

   Anuhaar

   Face

   Usage

   The whole face — also for reporting sunburn or dryness at altitude

4. आँखा

   Aankha

   Eye

   Usage

   For eye trouble — snow glare and dust irritation both come up here

5. कान

   Kaan

   Ear

   Usage

   For earache or trouble hearing — including the blocked feeling from altitude changes on a flight or bus

6. नाक

   Naak

   Nose

   Usage

   For a blocked nose or a nosebleed — dry air at altitude brings on plenty of the latter

7. मुख

   Mukh

   Mouth

   Usage

   The mouth. It can also mean the face, so point at your own mouth when you mean inside it

8. ओठ

   Oth

   Lip

   Usage

   The lips — they always crack at altitude, so show it when hunting for lip balm

9. दाँत

   Daant

   Tooth

   Usage

   Point here for pain, or when looking for a dentist

10. जिब्रो

    Jibro

    Tongue

    Usage

    The tongue — for a burn or loss of taste

11. गर्दन

    Gardan

    Neck

    Usage

    The neck, especially the back of it. The throat is the separate word "ghaanti"

12. घाँटी

    Ghaanti

    Throat

    Usage

    Hold your throat as you show it — the word also covers the outer neck. Use it for the dry trekking cough too

13. काँध

    Kaandh

    Shoulder

    Usage

    The shoulder — the word for where a heavy pack strap has dug in

14. पाखुरा

    Paakhura

    Arm

    Usage

    The whole arm — the hand is "haat". Also the word for where a vaccination goes

15. कुहिनो

    Kuhino

    Elbow

    Usage

    The elbow — useful for describing a scrape after a fall

16. हात

    Haat

    Hand

    Usage

    The hand — for the whole arm use "paakhura"

17. हातको औंला

    Haatko aunla

    Finger

    Usage

    "Haatko" (of the hand) + "aunla" (digit). A toe is "khuttako aunla"

18. नङ

    Nang

    Nail

    Usage

    Finger- and toenails. Long descents damage plenty of toenails, so it is worth knowing

19. छाती

    Chhaati

    Chest

    Usage

    The rib-cage area — for chest pain or breathlessness at altitude

20. पेट

    Pet

    Stomach / belly

    Usage

    The most-used body word on a Nepal trip — stomach pain and diarrhoea

21. ढाड

    Dhaad

    Back

    Usage

    Point here for pain — including after a day under a heavy pack

22. कम्मर

    Kammar

    Waist / lower back

    Usage

    The waist and lower back, treated as distinct from "dhaad" (the back). Use it for lower-back pain

23. खुट्टा

    Khutta

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Covers both leg and foot — point at the exact spot to narrow it down

24. घुँडा

    Ghunda

    Knee

    Usage

    The knee — the joint that suffers most on Nepal's endless descents. Many trekkers pack a brace

25. पैताला

    Paitaala

    Sole of the foot

    Usage

    The sole — the word for showing where a trekking blister is

26. खुट्टाको औंला

    Khuttako aunla

    Toe

    Usage

    "Khuttako" (of the foot) + "aunla" (digit) — for blisters and bruised toenails

27. छाला

    Chhaala

    Skin

    Usage

    The skin — for sunburn, insect bites and rashes

28. हाड

    Haad

    Bone

    Usage

    Bone. "Haad bhaanchiyo" means a broken bone

29. रगत

    Ragat

    Blood

    Usage

    Blood. "Ragat bagyo" is bleeding; "uchcha raktachaap" is high blood pressure

30. मुटु

    Mutu

    Heart

    Usage

    The heart. "Mutuko rog" is heart disease — declare any condition before going high

31. आमाशय

    Aamaashaya

    Stomach (organ)

    Usage

    The medical word for the stomach as an organ — "pet" is the visible belly

32. आन्द्रा

    Aandraa

    Intestine

    Usage

    The intestines — show it when explaining diarrhoea or food poisoning

33. फोक्सो

    Phokso

    Lung

    Usage

    The lungs — for describing symptoms of altitude pulmonary oedema or declaring asthma

34. कलेजो

    Kalejo

    Liver

    Usage

    The liver — for hepatitis vaccination or explaining a condition

35. मिर्गौला

    Mirgaulaa

    Kidney

    Usage

    The kidney — for explaining a condition or your medication

36. मस्तिष्क

    Mastishka

    Brain

    Usage

    The medical word for the brain — for altitude cerebral oedema or a head injury. In everyday speech people say "dimaag"

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