Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-body-words/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Phrase Word # ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ Sareer de Shabd Say it**sa-REER de shabd**Type**Phrase** In short Punjabi body words are few and ancient: ਸਿਰ (sirr, head), ਅੱਖ (akkh, eye), ਕੰਨ (kan, ear), ਨੱਕ (nakk, nose), ਮੂੰਹ (munh, mouth), ਹੱਥ (hath, hand) and ਪੈਰ (pair, foot). This page lists the body words of the Jugti Kosh and the everyday phrases built on them. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮੇਰੇ ਸਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਦ ਹੈ੤I have a headache. _At the doctor_ 2. 2ਹੱਥ ਧੋ ਲਓ੤Wash your hands. _Before eating_ 3. 3ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਸੋਹਣੀਆਂ ਹਨ੤Her eyes are beautiful. _Everyday speech_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਛੋਟੇ ਅਤੇ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਹਨ੤ ਸਿਰ, ਅੱਖ, ਕੰਨ, ਨੱਕ, ਮੂੰਹ, ਹੱਥ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਰ ਸਿੱਖ ਲਓ, ਤਾਂ ਸਿਹਤ ਅਤੇ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਹਾਲ-ਚਾਲ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਸਮਝਣੀ ਸੌਖੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ੤ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ ਵੀ ਬਣੇ ਹਨ੤ Body words are among the first words a child learns, and Punjabi keeps them short and strong: most are a single beat. Learn the eleven core words on this page and you can point, ask and describe, and you will also unlock a shelf of everyday Punjabi phrases, because the language loves to speak through the body: a hand lent is help given, and a nose cut is honour lost. ## Head to foot **ਸਿਰ (sirr)** \- head **ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ (dimaag)** \- brain, and the thinking mind **ਅੱਖ (akkh)** \- eye **ਕੰਨ (kan)** \- ear **ਨੱਕ (nakk)** \- nose **ਮੂੰਹ (munh)** \- mouth, and the face in everyday speech **ਮੋਢਾ (moddha)** \- shoulder **ਹੱਥ (hath)** \- hand **ਉਂਗਲ (ungal)** \- finger **ਗੋਡਾ (godda)** \- knee **ਪੈਰ (pair)** \- foot ## Body words in everyday phrases **ਹੱਥ ਵਟਾਉਣਾ (hath vatauna)** \- to lend a hand, to help out **ਅੱਖ ਲੱਗਣਾ (akkh laggna)** \- for the eye to close, to doze off **ਨੱਕ ਕੱਟਣਾ (nakk katna)** \- to cut the nose, to disgrace or dishonour someone **ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਣੀ ਆਉਣਾ (munh vich pani auna)** \- for water to come to the mouth, to crave something tasty ## How to use these words Point and name is the whole method here: touch your head and say **ਸਿਰ (sirr)**, your eye **ਅੱਖ (akkh)**, your hand **ਹੱਥ (hath)**. Children in Punjab learn English body words this way, and it works just as well in reverse. Seven words, one minute a day, a week to own them. Then listen for the phrases. When someone says **ਮੇਰੇ ਸਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਦ ਹੈ (mere sirr vich darad hai)**, I have a pain in my head, you already know every word except the pain. Body words are the scaffolding of a hundred small sentences about health, hunger and tiredness, and each phrase above has its own full page in the Kosh. ## How do you say hand in Punjabi? Hand in Punjabi is ਹੱਥ (hath). To say my hand, say ਮੇਰਾ ਹੱਥ (mera hath). ## How do you say eye in Punjabi? Eye in Punjabi is ਅੱਖ (akkh). The plural, eyes, is ਅੱਖਾਂ (akkhaan), as in the phrase ਅੱਖਾਂ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣਾ, for the eyes to open to the truth. ## How do you say head in Punjabi? Head in Punjabi is ਸਿਰ (sirr). A headache is ਸਿਰ ਦਰਦ (sirr darad), pain in the head. ## Related words [ਸਿਰsirrhead](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sirr/)[ਅੱਖakkhEye](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akkh/)[ਹੱਥhathhand](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/hath/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖੋPunjabi SikhoLearn Punjabi: the guided path for diaspora learners, from the Gurmukhi alphabet to real words and family talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)[ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦRozaana de ShabdEveryday Punjabi words: the essentials a beginner hears at home every single day, plus the question words when and why](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-everyday-words/)[ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦBhaavnaavaan de ShabdPunjabi words for feelings: happiness, love, peace, hope, sorrow, anger and fear in Gurmukhi](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-emotions-words/)[ਮੋਢਾmoddhashoulder: where the arm joins the body, and the part that carries loads](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/moddha/)[ਦਿਮਾਗ਼dimaagbrain: the organ of thought, and by extension the thinking mind](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dimaag/)[ਗੋਡਾgoddaknee: the joint in the middle of the leg that lets it bend](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/godda/)[ਉਂਗਲungalfinger: one of the five jointed parts at the end of the hand](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ungal/) Sources (2) 1. [Punjabi language and alphabets, Omniglot](https://www.omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm) 2. [Learn Punjabi: the guided path, Jugti Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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On this page[In short](#in-short)[How it's used](#how-used)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ](#pa-meaning)[Head to foot](#s-k1)[Body words in everyday phrases](#s-k9)[How to use these words](#s-k14)[How do you say hand in Punjabi?](#s-k19)[How do you say eye in Punjabi?](#s-k21)[How do you say head in Punjabi?](#s-k23) Related words[ਸਿਰ sirrhead](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sirr/)[ਅੱਖ akkhEye](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akkh/)[ਹੱਥ hathhand](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/hath/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖੋ Punjabi SikhoLearn Punjabi: the guided path for diaspora learners, from the Gurmukhi alphabet to real words and family talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)[ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ Rozaana de ShabdEveryday Punjabi words: the essentials a beginner hears at home every single day, plus the question words when and why](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-everyday-words/)[ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ Bhaavnaavaan de ShabdPunjabi words for feelings: happiness, love, peace, hope, sorrow, anger and fear in 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