puson
pusón with stress marks
lower abdomen
Usage Note
Puson refers to the lower abdominal area and is commonly used in everyday health discussions, particularly when describing menstrual cramps ('masakit ang puson'), pregnancy discomfort, or digestive pain. It is an anatomically specific but widely used everyday term.
Examples
" Masakit ang puson ko. "
Natural Translation
My lower abdomen hurts.
Literal Translation
Painful the lower-abdomen my.
" Sumakit ang kanilang puson kahapon. "
Natural Translation
Their lower abdomen hurt yesterday.
Literal Translation
Hurt the their lower-abdomen yesterday.
" Tuwing dumarating ang regla niya, masakit ang puson kaya kailangan niyang magpahinga buong araw. "
Natural Translation
Whenever her period comes, her lower abdomen hurts so she needs to rest all day.
Literal Translation
Every-time arrives the period her, painful the lower-abdomen so needs she to-rest whole day.
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