If you want a generic term for “organ” before Okrand gives us actual vocabulary for it, you might lean towards use of {porgh mIw}, since organs tend to be defined as much for their function as for their location or shape or any other
feature.
{porgh mIw peSwI’Du’} ~= “organs”?
> On Jan 28, 2022, at 4:17 PM, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
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> On 1/28/2022 4:09 PM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>> As Lieven pointed out, {reD} is a non-body part word used for a body part thing:
>>
>> (qepHom 2021): "The word {reD} can be used to refer to the (left or right) side of a body, but it is not a body part."
>
> Well, sure. My left side is not a body part, even in English. The term "body part" doesn't just mean "part of the body"; it means a specific organ or structure.
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