liver (of animals or people)

Zorc 1969

liver disease

Zorc 1969

(lit. 'fetch the liver') win someone's affection

Poerwadarminta 1976

liver; mind, soul, heart, desire, will

Barber 1979

desire passionately

Barber 1979

liver

Bergh 1953

deep

Bergh 1953

liver

Zorc 1977

liver

Smith 2017

liver

liver

Collins n.d. b

liver

Lobel 2016

liver

Said 1977

liver

Rousseau 1971

liver

Mead 1998

liver; liver as the seat of emotions

Wolff 1972

the hollow or fleshy part of the palm and its analogue in the foot

Wolff 1972

(lit. 'mouth in the liver') pit of the stomach

Wolff 1972

liver

lungs

liver

lungs

liver

Conklin 1953, Reid p.c.

liver

Motus 1971

heart, feeling, mind, disposition

Richards 1981

(lit. 'big liver') boastful, talking big

Richards 1981

liver

liver, nature (disposition)

Yamada 1976

heart (anatomical)

Lafont 1968

liver

Lafont 1968

heart, mind; core, pith; soft inner pith of a stalk; hard core, e.g. of a pineapple (Horne 1974); pith of bamboo (Pigeaud 1938); fleshy part of the hand/foot at the base of the fingers/toes

Pigeaud 1938

liver

Vanoverbergh 1933

liver

Forman 1971

liver; figuratively, the seat of emotions, will, and desire

Neumann 1951

out of one's own volition, impulse, or fancy

Neumann 1951

liver

Long Atip

Southwell 1980

liver

Southwell 1980

liver

Blust n.d. (1971)

heart

Blust n.d. (1971)

lungs

Blust n.d. (1971)

liver

Long Ikang

Galvin 1967

liver

Galvin 1967

lungs

Galvin 1967

liver

Zorc 2019

liver

liver

liver

Rousseau n.d.

liver

Safioedin 1977

discouraged ( = 'small liver')

Safioedin 1977

(lit. 'small liver') feel sore; bear a grudge

Safioedin 1977

(lit. 'fetch the liver') win someone's affection

Safioedin 1977

angry ( = 'hot liver')

Safioedin 1977

(lit. 'white liver') upright, honest

Safioedin 1977

(lit. 'big liver') presumption

Safioedin 1977

(lit. 'sick/painful liver') resentment; annoyance; anger; ill-will

Safioedin 1977

liver

liver, the inner self, seat of the emotions

Cense 1979

(lit. 'light liver') lung

Cense 1979

abdominal region

Cense 1979

the liver, the inside

Richardson 1885

liver

(lit. 'fetch the liver') loveable

Wilkinson 1959

(lit. 'burning liver') angry emotion

Wilkinson 1959

(lit. 'big liver') presumption

Wilkinson 1959

heart, in contrast to aorta -- both literally and as a term of endearment

Wilkinson 1959

(lit. 'rotten liver') ill-nature; malice; dirty feelings

Wilkinson 1959

heart; core; seat of certain feelings. Anatomically the "blood-eagle" made up of liver (#limpa), gall (#hempedu) and heart proper (#jantoŋ hati, #buah hati); commonly #hati is 'heart' as the seat of emotion and also of one's secret thoughts; #hati is used by mystics in the sense almost of character or human nature; but #hati is used most commonly in the sense of active feeling in contrast to mere passive sensation; cf. 'to feel cool' (#badan sejok) and 'to keep cool' (#hati sejok)

Wilkinson 1959

hollow of palm of hand

Wilkinson 1959

(lit. 'head of the liver') pit of the stomach

Wilkinson 1959

(lit. 'small liver') feel sore; bear a grudge

Wilkinson 1959

sincerity

Wilkinson 1959

(lit. 'sick/painful liver') resentment; annoyance; anger; ill-will

Wilkinson 1959

liver

King 1976

liver; truly

Muthalib 1977

liver

Svelmoe and Svelmoe 1990

kind heart; tender heart (lit. 'white liver')

Svelmoe and Svelmoe 1990

liver, seat of emotions, heart

McKaughan and Macaraya 1967

liver

Blust n.d. (1971)

liver

Morris 1900

liver

Larish 1999

liver

Mead 1999

liver

liver

van den Berg 1996

heat, soul, sentiment (figuratively: the heart in love)

Hardeland 1859

liver

Sundermann 1905

pay attention to, bear in mind

Zoetmulder 1982

give one's full (undivided) attention

Zoetmulder 1982

a part of the body: liver?; heart as seat of feelings; be inclined, feel like, want

Zoetmulder 1982

lose one's spirit (heart); be distracted, disconsolate

Zoetmulder 1982

liver

(lit. 'the man has a big liver') He's a brave man

McManus and Josephs 1977

liver

McManus and Josephs 1977

liver

Warren 1959, Reid p.c.

liver

Long Lamai

liver

liver

liver; plant pith

Tharp and Ƀuôn-yă 1980

liver

Steller and Aebersold 1959

liver; in many metaphorical expressions the equivalent of 'heart' in Germanic languages; inside, the heart of palms, etc.

Goris 1938

pith of bamboo

Goris 1938

heart

liver

liver

Churchill 1913

liver

fruit of my heart = lover

Coolsma 1930

fruit of the heart ( = 'apple of the eye; sweetheart')

Coolsma 1930

(lit. 'big liver') intrepid; dare to do something

Coolsma 1930

reckless, presumptuous

Coolsma 1930

heart, mind, inner self; intelligence, understanding

Coolsma 1930

pit of the stomach

Coolsma 1930

afraid, alarmed ( = 'small heart')

Coolsma 1930

(lit. 'small liver') afraid, alarmed

Coolsma 1930

(lit. 'painful liver') grief, sorrow, heartache

Coolsma 1930

(lit. 'fetch the liver') win someone's affection

Coolsma 1930

liver, in death-songs

van der Veen 1940

liver-like, resembling a liver

van der Veen 1940

liver; arch of the sole of the foot

Panganiban 1966

liver

Sneddon 1984

liver

Awed, Underwood and van Wynen 2004

liver

heart

liver. In Batak psychology this is the seat of perception and emotion; for this reason #ateate is often synonymous with #roha (in Germanic languages: heart)

Warneck 1977

(lit. 'burning liver') become angry

Warneck 1977

irascible, irritable

Warneck 1977

liver

Sneddon 1978

liver

Seeddon 1978

liver; heart, mind, mental condition

Schwarz 1908

conscience

Schwarz 1908

the inner part of some things (e.g. #ate-na im bale 'the inner part of a house', #ate-na im cayu 'the pith of wood')

Schwarz 1908

lung

Schwarz 1908

taken to heart

Schwarz 1908

perceive, become aware of, feel

Schwarz 1908

understand, suppose, take to heart

Schwarz 1908

liver

Esser 1964

liver

liver, heart, seat of the emotions, mind

Anceaux 1987

liver

liver

Thurston 1987

liver

liver

Feinberg 1977

understand

Geerts 1970

I want, like

Geerts 1970

stomach, heart, liver, lungs, womb, mind, seat of affections, intention, will

Geerts 1970

be angry ( = 'his liver is wrong/bad/evil')

Geerts 1970

lung

Geerts 1970

liver

a man, homo; mind, heart, thought; only in phrases

Fox, C. 1970

liver of a pig

Fox, C. 1970

heart

Blust n.d.

liver

Ross n.d. b., Anastasia Vuluku Kaue from Makiri village, courtesy of Hiroko Sato

heart

Fox 1970

heart

Blust n.d. (1975)

liver

Ivens 1940

liver

Bromilow 1904

the liver, considered as the seat of cowardice and courage, hence #yate levu 'coward' ( = 'big liver'), #yate dei, #yate lialia 'courageous' ( = 'firm, unwavering/mad, foolish liver')

Capell 1968

liver

heart (as will), the center of one's being; loyalty; surface, plane, area, breast, compound, floor

Mager 1952

the sole of his foot

Mager 1952

the palm of his hand

Mager 1952

liver; chest

Lincoln 1977

I am surprised ( = 'my liver is broken')

Lincoln 1977

I am angry, frustrated ( = 'my liver is in pain')

Lincoln 1977

(lit. 'my liver is hurt/in pain') I am angry, frustrated

Lincoln 1977

liver; to desire, yearn (the emotions and intelligence were thought to be centered within the body)

Pukui and Elbert 1971

lungs

Pukui and Elbert 1971

heart

Wivell 1981

liver

Lieber and Dikepa 1974

liver

lung

Senft 1986

liver

liver; gallbladder; blood clot, clotted blood

Lee 1976

liver

Keesing 1975

lungs and heart (conceived of as a single unit)

Keesing 1975

I was angry

Keesing 1975

liver or solar plexus (seat of emotion); internal organs in general; sometimes spleen

liver

he is angry ( = 'his liver is burning')

(lit. 'his liver is burning') he is angry

he is startled ( = 'his liver leaps')

lungs

the core of a thing; carcass skinned, feathers removed; meat of an egg; peeled yam or orange; kernel of nut; think, suppose

Fox, C. 1974

liver

Fox, C. 1974

heart

Blust n.d. (1975)

heart

heart

Blust n.d. (1975)

liver

Blust n.d. (1975)

liver

liver

liver; the seat of the affections; heart; emotion; spirit, high feeling

Williams 1971

bosom

Williams 1971

calf of the leg

Williams 1971

liver

Tryon and Hackman 1983

liver; spleen; seat of bravery

Abo, Bender, Capelle and deBrum 1976

calf of leg

Abo, Bender, Capelle and deBrum 1976

liver; chest; place of feelings, conscience (used in many expressions describing emotional states)

Bugenhagen and Bugenhagen 2007

liver

Jones 1998

liver

liver

liver

Harrison and Albert 1977

inside ourselves

Chowning n.d. b

liver

Chowning n.d. b

chest, breast; liver

Wheeler 1926

liver

Lister-Turner and Clark 1930

(lit. 'man with a white liver') a brave man, one not afraid

Lister-Turner and Clark 1930

liver

Blust 1984

liver

liver

Blust n.d. (1975)

liver

Fox, C. 1955

liverish

Fox, C. 1955

liver

McEwen 1970

liver

McEwen 1970

spleen

McEwen 1970

lungs

McEwen 1970

heart

McEwen 1970

liver

liver

heart

liver

liver

liver

Rehg and Sohl 1979

liver

liver

liver

liver of man or animals or birds

Savage 1980

lungs

Savage 1980

(lit. 'big liver') term used to denote a brave, stout-heared and courageous person: also used when referring to or speaking of a person who is arrogant, cheeky or impudent

Savage 1980

liver

Elbert 1975

calf of leg, esp. back side of the calf

Elbert 1975

liver

Churchward 1940

heart, mind, liver, lungs, chest

Ivens 1929

forgive

Ivens 1929

feel indignation; know, know how to, to name, give a name to (used in many expressions relating to mental or emotional states)

Ivens 1929

lungs ( = 'frothing liver')

Ivens 1929

liver

liver

Milner 1966

calf (of leg)

Milner 1966

liver

Blust n.d. (1975)

liver

liver

lungs

Capell 1969

heart

liver

liver

liver or solar plexus, the seat of the emotions

Bell 1977

liver

liver

Beaumont 1979

liver

liver

Churchward 1959

calf (of the leg)

Churchward 1959

liver

liver; center of life, emotions, etc.

liver

liver

Ross n.d.

liver

liver

Sohn and Tawerilmang 1976

your liver

Sohn and Tawerilmang 1976

liver

liver

Fox n.d.

spleen

Collins n.d.

liver, inner part; inside; want, wish, desire

Sahidu 1978

sole of the foot/leg

Sahidu 1978

palm of the hand

Sahidu 1978

liver

Collins n.d. a

liver

Fox, J. n.d.

liver

Hughes n.d.

liver

Josselin de Jong 1947

liver

Drabbe 1932

liver

liver

Wallace 1962

liver

Wijngaarden 1896

grief, sorrow ( = 'sorrow on the liver')

Wijngaarden 1896

(lit. 'big liver') pleased, satisfied; proud, arrogant, haughty

Onvlee 1984

liver, inner self, seat of the emotions, heart

Onvlee 1984

have concern for, intend to

Onvlee 1984

(lit. 'sick/painful liver') heartsick, offended, hurt; disgruntled

Onvlee 1984

sad, sorrowful ( = 'small liver')

Onvlee 1984

(lit. 'small liver') afraid; sad, sorrowful

Onvlee 1984

man with much heart: wise man, man with much insight

Onvlee 1984

lungs

Capell 1943

liver

heart

Geurtjens 1921

liver

Geurtjens 1921

(lit. 'big liver') proud, haughty, arrogant

Geurtjens 1921

liver

Jonker 1932

liver

liver

liver

Verheijen 1982

angry ( = 'sick liver')

Verheijen 1982

(lit. 'sick/painful liver') angry

Verheijen 1982

liver

Pampus 1999

liver

heart in the literal sense

Jonker 1932

fish heart; also in a figurative sense

Jonker 1932

liver

van Dierendonck n.d.

liver

Verheijen 1967-70

liver

(lit. 'fetch the liver') win someone's affection

Arndt 1961

liver; sense, mind, opinion, understanding, desire, emotion, feeling, will, intention, affection; obligation; prosperity; conviction

Arndt 1961

middle of the hearth

Arndt 1961

satisfied, satisfaction ( = 'cool liver')

Arndt 1961

(lit. 'small liver') careworn, worried; faint-hearted; envious, jealous

Arndt 1961

(lit. 'big liver') proud, haughty, arrogant

Arndt 1961

(lit. 'rotten liver') take everything the wrong way, quickly offended

Arndt 1961

liver

Verheijen 1977a

(lit. 'liver-lungs') brain, mind, thoughts

Verheijen 1977a

liver, or figuratively heart of man or animal

Jonker 1908

heart and lungs of a carabao together

Jonker 1908

liver

Fortgens 1921

liver

Morris 1984

(lit. 'person with big liver') a brave person

Morris 1984

liver

Collins n.d.a.

liver

Capell 1944

liver

Melody Ross (p.c.)

heart, liver, milt, spleen, lungs

Josselin de Jong 1987

(lit. 'liver two') lungs, heart and liver, milt and lungs, etc.

Josselin de Jong 1987

liver

Drabbe 1932b

liver

Maan 1940

liver

Anceaux 1961

liver

Walker 1990

liver

liver