Body Parts

1. Сәс

   Säs

   Hair

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   A noun for the hair on the head. With a possessive ending it is used as in "сәсен ҡырҡтырҙы" (had his hair cut).

2. Йөҙ

   Yödh

   Face

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Means "face". The same spelling is also the number "100", so context tells them apart.

3. Ауыҙ

   Awydh

   Mouth

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Means "mouth". It also means an opening, such as the entrance of a cave.

4. Тел

   Tel

   Tongue

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Means "tongue". The same word also means "language" (башҡорт теле = the Bashkir language); context decides.

5. Тырнаҡ

   Tyrnaq

   Nail

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   A noun for a fingernail or toenail. It can also mean an animal's claw.

6. Һөйәк

   Höyäk

   Bone

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Means "bone". It starts with the Bashkir letter "Һ", not a Latin h.

7. Ҡан

   Qan

   Blood

   Usage

   Name a body fluid, for example when describing an injury or illness

   Grammar Note

   Means "blood". It starts with the uvular letter "ҡ", not a plain "к".

8. Йөрәк

   Yöräk

   Heart

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Means "heart" as an organ; it is also used figuratively for the heart as the seat of feelings.

9. Ашҡаҙан

   Ashqadhan

   Stomach

   Usage

   Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Means "stomach" (the organ). The letter "ҙ" is like the "th" in English "this".

10. Эсәк

    Esäk

    Intestines

    Usage

    Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

    Grammar Note

    Means "intestine" or "gut"; the singular is used for the intestines in general.

11. Үпкә

    Üpkä

    Lungs

    Usage

    Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

    Grammar Note

    Means "lung". The same spelling also means "resentment", so context decides.

12. Бауыр

    Bawyr

    Liver

    Usage

    Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

    Grammar Note

    A noun for a part of the body.

13. Бөйөр

    Böyör

    Kidney

    Usage

    Name a body part, for example to describe a symptom to a doctor

    Grammar Note

    A noun for a part of the body.

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