Parts of the Body in Hokkien

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:25 am

耳腔=== hinn-ang 耳甕 in minnan means a spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear like snail shell

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:35 am

耳鼓 drumhead (EAR) hi-moh,hi-koo and hi-kiann 耳镜.there shouldn't be N in hi.I am confused.

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:19 pm

sorry,above is earlobe not earlope

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:35 pm

encephala,encephalon nau-chhe,thau-chhe,thau-khak-chhe 脑髓 in mandarin

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:42 pm

marrow should add kut in front compare to the one given by Sim 骨髓
kut-chhue/chhe and kut-cheng .kut-cheng also means semen.

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:55 pm

hindbrain,afterbrain,epencephalon,rhombencephalon
occipital bone au-nau-kut,au-chim,au-au,au-khok,au-thau-khok,au-chim-kut,au-nau .all about 后脑.dict gives almost the same for everyone of it

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:03 pm

congestion of the brain nau-chhiong-hiat,
cerebral hemorrhage nau-chhut-hiat,nau-ek-hiat ,nau-chek-hiat

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:06 pm

cerebral concussion nau-chin-tong
brain fever or meningitis nau-moh-iam ,nau-iam

hong · Post by **hong** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:12 pm

nau-iam should be cephalitis,cerebritis

hong · Post by **hong** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:23 am

I can't find dict about this too-chai-ti 脐蒂 which maybe navel or umbilical cord.I think it is navel.