Kapampangan Words for Parts of the Body with Tagalog Translations
26 the body in Kapampangan, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Kapampangan entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
The body
Head to foot, where several of these languages share nothing at all.
| Kapampangan | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Buntukpending review | Ulo | HeadBikol 'payo' is a head. In Tagalog 'payo' is advice — which makes it one of the neatest false friends in the country. |
| Matapending review | Mata | Eye |
| Gamatpending review | Kamay | HandThree separate traps in one row: Ilocano 'ima' is Kapampangan for mother, Visayan 'kamot' is Tagalog for scratching, and Pangasinan 'lima' is the numeral five in every other language here. |
| Bitispending review | Paa | Foot |
| Asbukpending review | Bibig | MouthVisayan 'baba' is a mouth; Tagalog 'baba' is a chin, and with different stress it is also 'down'. Neighbouring body parts, different words. |
| Atyanpending review | Tiyan | Stomach |
| Buakpending review | Buhok | Hair |
| Balugbugpending review | Tainga | Ear |
| Arungpending review | Ilong | Nose |
| Ipanpending review | Ngipin | Tooth |
| Dayapending review | Dugo | BloodIlocano and Kapampangan both say 'daya' for blood — and in Tagalog and Cebuano the same word means cheating. Worth care in any medical setting. |
| Pusupending review | Puso | Heart |
| balatpending review | balat | Skin (of a person) |
| lamanpending review | karne | Meat (as in flesh) |
| butulpending review | buto | Bone |
| tabapending review | taba | Fat (noun) |
| dilapending review | dila | Tongue |
| kukupending review | kuko | Fingernail |
| bitispending review | binti | Leg |
| tudpending review | tuhod | Knee |
| atianpending review | tiyan | Belly |
| bitukapending review | bituka | Guts |
| batalpending review | leeg | Neck |
| gulutpending review | likod | Back |
| susupending review | suso | Breast |
| atepending review | atay | Liver |
More Kapampangan word lists
- Kapampangan Numbers17
- Kapampangan Days, Months and Time Words18
- Kapampangan Family and People Words20
- Kapampangan Food and Eating Words27
- Kapampangan Directions and Travel Words13
- Kapampangan Emergency and Health Phrases10
- Kapampangan Words for Nature and Weather36
- Kapampangan Adjectives and Describing Words40
- Kapampangan Everyday Verbs59
- Kapampangan Months of the Year12
- Kapampangan Words for Animals17
Sources
- Kapampangan phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Austronesian Swadesh lists — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.
- Tagalog phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.