Meaning
The lower part of the belly, the pit of the stomach — the 'bottom' of the belly. It is where a deep, low pain or a gnawing hunger is felt, and to have a pain in the 'belly-bottom' is to feel it low down and deep. The word belongs to the everyday Jamaican way of naming body parts by plain description, like 'foot-bottom' for the sole and 'hand-middle' for the palm.
Examples
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Mi have a pain inna mi belly-bottom.
I have a pain deep in the pit of my stomach.
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Hungry a bite mi inna mi belly-bottom.
Hunger is gnawing at the pit of my stomach.
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Di cramp deh low inna di belly-bottom.
The cramp is low down in the lower belly.
Origin
From 'belly' + 'bottom' (the lower part); the lower belly/pit of the stomach. See [[foot-bottom]], [[hand-middle]].
How it’s used
The lower belly / pit of the stomach, where deep pain or hunger is felt. See [[foot-bottom]], [[hand-middle]].