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me'winik (unsupported language)
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P. Brown (personal communication) reports a part of the body in Tzeltal, which appears to be functionally thesame as the kODDi. The me’winik (‘mother-man’) is a part of the body that is believed to be located in the lowerabdomen and it monitors health in some way. There is no anatomical correlate for this body part. (English)
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کَوڈی (Western Punjabi)
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The most striking thing about the Punjabi body lexicon for internal parts, is that thereis a term for a body part which does not exist anatomically. The kODDi is believed to be anorgan which is located at the bottom of the sternum. It is said to be about the size of asmall egg, and like an egg oval in shape. Consultants also claim that one can feel it onsome people—and locate it to the xiphoid process (a small angularly shaped protrudingbone located at the bottom of the sternum). So, if the kODDi has extensional reference,then through touch it is equivalent to the xiphoid process. Note though, that the xiphoidprocess is not an organ, and thus is not the anatomical correlate to kODDi.In folk theory the kODDi can ‘drop’ or ‘fall’ out of place, which causes nausea, illnessand vomiting. The illness ends when the kODDi goes back to its rightful place. (English)
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ਕੌਡੀ (Punjabi)
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The most striking thing about the Punjabi body lexicon for internal parts, is that thereis a term for a body part which does not exist anatomically. The kODDi is believed to be anorgan which is located at the bottom of the sternum. It is said to be about the size of asmall egg, and like an egg oval in shape. Consultants also claim that one can feel it onsome people—and locate it to the xiphoid process (a small angularly shaped protrudingbone located at the bottom of the sternum). So, if the kODDi has extensional reference,then through touch it is equivalent to the xiphoid process. Note though, that the xiphoidprocess is not an organ, and thus is not the anatomical correlate to kODDi.In folk theory the kODDi can ‘drop’ or ‘fall’ out of place, which causes nausea, illnessand vomiting. The illness ends when the kODDi goes back to its rightful place. (English)
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The most striking thing about the Punjabi body lexicon for internal parts, is that thereis a term for a body part which does not exist anatomically. The kODDi is believed to be anorgan which is located at the bottom of the sternum. It is said to be about the size of asmall egg, and like an egg oval in shape. Consultants also claim that one can feel it onsome people—and locate it to the xiphoid process (a small angularly shaped protrudingbone located at the bottom of the sternum). So, if the kODDi has extensional reference,then through touch it is equivalent to the xiphoid process. Note though, that the xiphoidprocess is not an organ, and thus is not the anatomical correlate to kODDi.In folk theory the kODDi can ‘drop’ or ‘fall’ out of place, which causes nausea, illnessand vomiting. The illness ends when the kODDi goes back to its rightful place. (English)
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P. Brown (personal communication) reports a part of the body in Tzeltal, which appears to be functionally thesame as the kODDi. The me’winik (‘mother-man’) is a part of the body that is believed to be located in the lowerabdomen and it monitors health in some way. There is no anatomical correlate for this body part. (English)
250
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P. Brown (personal communication) reports a part of the body in Tzeltal, which appears to be functionally thesame as the kODDi. The me’winik (‘mother-man’) is a part of the body that is believed to be located in the lowerabdomen and it monitors health in some way. There is no anatomical correlate for this body part. (English)
The most striking thing about the Punjabi body lexicon for internal parts, is that thereis a term for a body part which does not exist anatomically. The kODDi is believed to be anorgan which is located at the bottom of the sternum. It is said to be about the size of asmall egg, and like an egg oval in shape. Consultants also claim that one can feel it onsome people—and locate it to the xiphoid process (a small angularly shaped protrudingbone located at the bottom of the sternum). So, if the kODDi has extensional reference,then through touch it is equivalent to the xiphoid process. Note though, that the xiphoidprocess is not an organ, and thus is not the anatomical correlate to kODDi.In folk theory the kODDi can ‘drop’ or ‘fall’ out of place, which causes nausea, illnessand vomiting. The illness ends when the kODDi goes back to its rightful place. (English)
2 references
P. Brown (personal communication) reports a part of the body in Tzeltal, which appears to be functionally thesame as the kODDi. The me’winik (‘mother-man’) is a part of the body that is believed to be located in the lowerabdomen and it monitors health in some way. There is no anatomical correlate for this body part. (English)
250
P. Brown (personal communication) reports a part of the body in Tzeltal, which appears to be functionally thesame as the kODDi. The me’winik (‘mother-man’) is a part of the body that is believed to be located in the lowerabdomen and it monitors health in some way. There is no anatomical correlate for this body part. (English)
250