Waray Words for Parts of the Body with Tagalog Translations
26 the body in Waray, 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. Waray 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.
| Waray | 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 |
| Kamotpending 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. |
| Tiilpending review | Paa | Foot |
| Babapending 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. |
| Tiyanpending review | Tiyan | Stomach |
| Buhokpending review | Buhok | Hair |
| Talingapending review | Tainga | Ear |
| Irongpending review | Ilong | Nose |
| Ngiponpending review | Ngipin | Tooth |
| Dugopending 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. |
| Kasingkasingpending review | Puso | Heart |
| panitpending review | balat | Skin (of a person) |
| unodpending review | karne | Meat (as in flesh) |
| tulanpending review | buto | Bone |
| tambokpending review | taba | Fat (noun) |
| dilapending review | dila | Tongue |
| kukopending review | kuko | Fingernail |
| tiilpending review | binti | Leg |
| tuhodpending review | tuhod | Knee |
| tiyanpending review | tiyan | Belly |
| tinaipending review | bituka | Guts |
| liogpending review | leeg | Neck |
| likodpending review | likod | Back |
| susopending review | suso | Breast |
| ataypending review | atay | Liver |
More Waray word lists
- Waray Polite Words and Phrases10
- Waray Numbers17
- Waray Days, Months and Time Words19
- Waray Family and People Words22
- Waray Food and Eating Words28
- Waray Directions and Travel Words13
- Waray Emergency and Health Phrases12
- Waray Words for Nature and Weather38
- Waray Adjectives and Describing Words33
- Waray Everyday Verbs50
- Waray Months of the Year12
- Waray Words for Animals17
Sources
- Waray phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Waray-Waray Swadesh list — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.
- Tagalog phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Austronesian Swadesh lists — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.