Vocabulary

Marathi Body Parts & Health Words (शरीर)

43 Marathi body-part and health words — डोकं to टाच, plus symptoms and doctor-visit vocabulary — with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and examples.

43 words · Unit 10

What you will learn

Forty-three Marathi words covering the body head to toe — डोकं (head) down to टाच (heel) — plus the health vocabulary that makes them useful: दुखणं (pain), ताप (fever), औषध (medicine), रुग्ण (patient). Every entry has Hindi and English meanings, pronunciation and an example sentence.

This list earns its keep at the doctor: Unit 10 sentences like माझं डोके दुखते (my head hurts) are built from these words, so the table below doubles as symptom-reporting vocabulary. Learn the body part together with the pattern, and you can describe what hurts without grammar overhead.

Tip: Point and name while washing up or dressing — हात, पाय, डोकं three times a day beats one long study session.

The Words

डोकं
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डोकं
ḍoka
सिरhead
माझं डोकं दुखतंय.My head aches.
डोळा
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डोळा
ḍoḷā
आँखeye
डोळ्यांनी बघ.See with your eyes.
नाक
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नाक
nāk
नाकnose
नाकाने श्वास घे.Breathe through the nose.
तोंड
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तोंड
toṇḍ
मुँहmouth
तोंड धुऊन ये.Wash your face and come.
हात
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हात
hāt
हाथhand
हात स्वच्छ धू.Wash your hands clean.
पाय
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पाय
pāy
पैरleg / foot
पाय दुखत आहेत.My legs ache.
पोट
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पोट
poṭ
पेटstomach
पोट भरलं.The stomach is full.
दुखणं
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दुखणं
dukhaṇa
दर्दpain
डोक्यात दुखणं आहे.There is pain in the head.
ताप
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ताप
tāp
बुखारfever
त्याला ताप आला आहे.He has a fever.
सर्दी
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सर्दी
sardī
जुकामcold (illness)
मला सर्दी झाली आहे.I have a cold.
औषध
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औषध
auṣadh
दवाmedicine
वेळेवर औषध घे.Take medicine on time.
आरोग्य
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आरोग्य
ārogy
स्वास्थ्यhealth
आरोग्य हीच संपत्ती.Health is wealth.
व्यायाम
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व्यायाम
vyāyām
व्यायामexercise
रोज व्यायाम कर.Exercise daily.
केस
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केस
kes
बालhair
केस विंचरून घे.Comb your hair.
कपाळ
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कपाळ
kapāḷ
माथाforehead
कपाळावर घाम आला.Sweat came on the forehead.
गाल
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गाल
gāl
गालcheek
मुलाचे गाल लाल झाले.The child’s cheeks turned red.
हनुवटी
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हनुवटी
hanuvaṭī
ठोड़ीchin
हनुवटीवर खरचटलं.The chin got scratched.
मान
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मान
mān
गर्दनneck
मान दुखते आहे.The neck aches.
खांदा
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खांदा
khāndā
कंधाshoulder
पिशवी खांद्यावर घे.Take the bag on your shoulder.
छाती
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छाती
chhātī
छातीchest
छातीत दुखतंय.There is pain in the chest.
पाठ
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पाठ
pāṭh
पीठback (body)
पाठीत वेदना आहेत.There is back pain.
कंबर
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कंबर
kambar
कमरwaist
कंबर दुखते आहे.The waist aches.
बोट
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बोट
boṭ
उँगलीfinger
बोट कापलं.The finger got cut.
नख
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नख
nakh
नाखूनnail (finger)
नखं कापून घे.Cut your nails.
कोपर
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कोपर
kopar
कोहनीelbow
कोपरावर मार लागला.The elbow got hurt.
मांडी
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मांडी
māṇḍī
जाँघthigh
मांडीत गोळा आला.The thigh cramped.
गुडघा
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गुडघा
guḍghā
घुटनाknee
गुडघा दुखतोय.The knee aches.
टाच
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टाच
ṭāch
एड़ीheel
टाचेला सूज आली.The heel is swollen.
त्वचा
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त्वचा
tvachā
त्वचाskin
त्वचा कोरडी पडली.The skin dried up.
हाड
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हाड
hāḍ
हड्डीbone
हाड मोडलं.The bone broke.
रक्त
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रक्त
rakt
खूनblood
रक्तदान करा.Donate blood.
हृदय
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हृदय
hṛday
दिलheart
हृदयाची काळजी घे.Take care of your heart.
मेंदू
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मेंदू
mendū
दिमागbrain
मेंदूला विश्रांती द्या.Rest your brain.
खोकला
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खोकला
khokalā
खाँसीcough
खोकला येतोय, औषध घे.You are coughing, take medicine.
डोकेदुखी
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डोकेदुखी
ḍokedukhī
सिरदर्दheadache
मला डोकेदुखी आहे.I have a headache.
चक्कर
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चक्कर
chakkar
चक्करdizziness
मला चक्कर येतेय.I feel dizzy.
सूज
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सूज
sūj
सूजनswelling
पायाला सूज आली.The leg is swollen.
जखम
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जखम
jakham
घावwound
जखमेवर मलम लाव.Apply ointment on the wound.
गोळी
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गोळी
goḷī
गोलीpill / tablet
वेळेवर गोळी घे.Take the pill on time.
लस
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लस
las
टीकाvaccine
मुलांना लस द्या.Vaccinate the children.
तपासणी
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तपासणी
tapāsaṇī
जाँचcheckup
वर्षातून एकदा तपासणी करा.Get a checkup once a year.
रुग्ण
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रुग्ण
rugṇ
मरीजpatient
रुग्णाला भेटायला जा.Go visit the patient.
उपचार
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उपचार
upchār
इलाजtreatment
वेळेत उपचार घे.Get treatment in time.

The “it hurts” pattern

Marathi says माझं डोके दुखते — literally “my head hurts”, with the body part as the subject. So the sentence frame you need is माझं/माझे + body part + दुखते. The same frame extends to symptoms: मला ताप आहे (I have fever), मला खोकला आहे (I have a cough).

For Hindi speakers this is familiar territory: मेरा सिर दुख रहा है maps closely. The Marathi-specific part is which words changed — डोकं for सिर, पोट for पेट, खोकला for खाँसी.

Two-for-one words

पाय covers both leg and foot; बोट covers both finger and toe; हात covers hand and arm. Context disambiguates — and plural बोटं, पाय appear constantly in everyday speech.

Common mistakes

✗ माझ्याकडे ताप आहे for fever✓ मला ताप आहे

Symptoms take the dative मला pattern in the curriculum (मला ताप आहे, खांसीही आहे — Unit 10).

✗ Translating “I have a headache” word for word✓ डोकेदुखी आहे मला, or माझं डोके दुखते

The thing hurts; you don’t “have” the pain — Marathi prefers the body part as subject.

✗ Using औषध and गोळी interchangeably✓ औषध = medicine; गोळी = pill/tablet

औषध जेवणानंतर घ्या (take medicine after food) vs. counting गोळया.

Build sentences with these words

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Quick practice

Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.

1. How do you say “eye” in Marathi?
  1. नाक
  2. डोळा
  3. कान
  4. तोंड

Answer: B. डोळा — डोळा (ḍoḷā) — one of several fully Marathi words where Hindi uses आँख.

2. पोट means…
  1. Back
  2. Chest
  3. Stomach
  4. Waist

Answer: C. Stomach — पोट (poṭ) = stomach — hence डॉक्टर, माझं पोट दुखते.

3. What is औषध?
  1. Exercise
  2. Health
  3. Medicine
  4. Fever

Answer: C. Medicine — औषध (auṣadh) = medicine; आरोग्य is health.

4. Translate to Marathi: “Doctor, my stomach hurts.”

डॉक्टर, माझं पोट दुखते. — Straight from Unit 10 — body part as the subject.

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Common questions

How many body words are on this page?

43 — body parts from head to toe plus symptom and doctor-visit vocabulary (fever, medicine, patient, treatment), each with Hindi, English and an example.

How do you say “my head hurts” in Marathi?

माझं डोके दुखते — the body part is the subject. The same frame works for पोट (stomach), पाठ (back) and कान (ear).