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I cannot find another word for hand, does this mean that 'рука' is the bodypart from the fingertips to the shoulder?
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Actually, there's a word кисть.
But it's used only in an anatomical context, when you specify this particular part of a limb, in other cases you should use рука.
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«Кисть руки» is a more accurate and appropriate translation
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Is that exactly the same as the English palm (of the hand) - or does it include fingers too?
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The same as palm. I learned the word ладонь listening to this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra0ozaE-oy0
Lyrics:
I very strongly recommend everybody to listen to Russian songs, great learning tool :D
Listening to Полина Гагарина's version of this song (which is utterly fantastic btw) was my single motivating reason to learn this beautiful language
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Also, wiktionary is very reliable https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C
It might not be always absolutely detailed, but its declension tables are priceless.
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Oh yes! Thanks, I totally forgot about that word. I thought that they use "рука" for the shoulder as well.
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How do you know when people are talking about hands and not arms? (If you're not there) How would you say I got cold feet? or cold hands?
