Πόδι - leg or foot?

Question

I am puzzled over this! It seems that both leg and foot are Πόδι in Greek. If that is so then if I say ' το πόδι μου πονάει' - 'my foot hurts' then how will the person know if I mean foot and not leg?

Ιάκοβος

Comments

Πόδι is leg , whilst  πέλμα is foot , also πατούσα is the part under the foot, more specific and more scientific in Greek and more variants

Answer 1

You are right Ιάκοβε.

In English leg means the entire limp, while foot is the part of the leg bellow the ancle joint.  We use the word “πόδι” in both cases.

We do have two other words:  “πέλμα” and “πατούσα”.  They are the surfaces of the body under the foot, where the foot touches the ground.

Comments

Also there are the older and somewhat more formal words, such as 'κνήμη' and 'μηρός' , referring to the part between the knee and the ankle, and the knee and the hip joint respectively -- basically the lower part and the upper part of the leg