Pangasinan Words for Parts of the Body with Tagalog Translations
26 the body in Pangasinan, 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. Pangasinan 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.
| Pangasinan | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ulopending 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 |
| Limapending 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. |
| Salipending review | Paa | Foot |
| Sangipending 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. |
| Egespending review | Tiyan | Stomach |
| Buekpending review | Buhok | Hair |
| Layagpending review | Tainga | Ear |
| Elengpending review | Ilong | Nose |
| Ngipenpending review | Ngipin | Tooth |
| Dalapending 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. |
| Pusopending review | Puso | Heart |
| baogpending review | balat | Skin (of a person) |
| lamanpending review | karne | Meat (as in flesh) |
| pokelpending review | buto | Bone |
| tabapending review | taba | Fat (noun) |
| dilapending review | dila | Tongue |
| kukopending review | kuko | Fingernail |
| bikkingpending review | binti | Leg |
| puegpending review | tuhod | Knee |
| egespending review | tiyan | Belly |
| paitpending review | bituka | Guts |
| beklewpending review | leeg | Neck |
| benegpending review | likod | Back |
| susopending review | suso | Breast |
| alteypending review | atay | Liver |
More Pangasinan word lists
- Pangasinan Numbers17
- Pangasinan Days, Months and Time Words16
- Pangasinan Family and People Words21
- Pangasinan Food and Eating Words26
- Pangasinan Directions and Travel Words12
- Pangasinan Emergency and Health Phrases12
- Pangasinan Words for Nature and Weather37
- Pangasinan Adjectives and Describing Words40
- Pangasinan Everyday Verbs65
- Pangasinan Months of the Year12
- Pangasinan Words for Animals14
Sources
- Pangasinan phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Austronesian Swadesh lists — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.
- Tagalog phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.