eyelash

English

Alternative forms

eye-lash, eye lash

Etymology

From eye +‎ lash.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪlæʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Noun

eyelash (plural eyelashes)

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
Synonyms: cilium, lash

Derived terms

Translations

hair growing on the edge of an eyelid

Abaza: лахъвы́ (laqʷə́)
Abkhaz: алаҕыџь (alağədž), алахуц (alaxuc)
Adyghe: нэбзыц (nɛbzəc)
Afrikaans: wimper (af), ooghaar
Alabama: ittiɬimpalissi
Albanian: pjekë (sq) f, qerpik (sq) m
Alemannic German: Wempra
Alviri-Vidari:
Vidari: مجه (mojje)
Amharic: ሽፋሽፍት (šəfašfət)
Arabic: رِمْش (rimš), (collective) هُدْب m (hudb)
Egyptian Arabic: رمش m (remš)

Hijazi Arabic: رمش m (rimš) (collective)
Aragonese: pestanya f
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܬܡܪܐ
Arapaho: neníísío’no
Armenian: թարթիչ (hy) (tʻartʻičʻ), թերթերունք (hy) (tʻertʻerunkʻ), արտևանունք (hy) (artewanunkʻ), արտևան (artewan) (dated)
Old Armenian: արտեւան (artewan), արտեւանունք pl (artewanunkʻ)
Aromanian: peanã f
Asi: pilok
Asturian: pestaña (ast) f, pistaña f
Avar: тӏелех (tʼelex)
Aymara: nayra phichu
Azerbaijani: kirpik (az)
Baluchi: مچاچ
Bambara: ɲɛsi
Bashkir: керпек (kerpek)
Basque: betile (eu)
Bau Bidayuh: kiriet, kiliet
Belarusian: ве́йка f (vjéjka)
Bengali: রশ্মি (bn) (rośmi), ভুরু (bn) (bhuru), অক্ষিলোম (bn) (okkhilōm), অক্ষিপক্ষ্ম (bn) (okkhipokkho), চোখের পাপড়ি (cōkher papoṛi)
Bhojpuri: पपनी (papᵊnī)
Bikol Central: pirok (bcl)
Biloxi: tiamhį (his/her eyelash)
Breton: malgudenn f
Bulgarian: ми́гла (bg) f (mígla), ресни́ца f (resníca)
Burmese: မျက်တောင် (my) (myaktaung)
Carpathian Rusyn: павучайки (pavučajky), клїпайка f (kljipajka), клїпавка f (kljipavka)
Catalan: pestanya (ca) f
Cayuga: oɡáhehdaˊ
Cebuano: pilok
Central Atlas Tamazight: lecfaṛ, argaln
Central Dusun: kirop
Central Sierra Miwok: ṭypýˀla-
Chamorro: babali
Chechen: бӏаьрчоьш (bˀärčöš), цӏоцӏкъам (cʼocʼqʼam)
Cherokee: ᎦhᏖᏌᎾᎸ’Ꭲ (gaHtesanalv’i)
Chichewa: nsidze class 9
Chinese:
Cantonese: 睫毛 (zit⁶ mou⁴), 眼睫毛 (ngaan⁵ zit³ mou⁴), 眼挹毛 (ngaan⁵ jap¹ mou^4-1), 眼毛 (ngaan⁵ mou⁴) (dialectal)

Eastern Min: 目眨 (mĕ̤k-tiák)

Gan: 眼毛 (ngan³ mau⁴) (dialectal)

Hakka: 目水毛 (muk-súi-mô), 目眥毛 / 目眦毛 (muk-chhi-mô), 目汁毛 (mug⁵ zeb⁵ mau¹) (Meixian)

Hokkien: 目睭毛 / 目珠毛 (ba̍k-chiu-mn̂g / ba̍k-chiu-mô͘), 目睫毛 (zh-min-nan) (ba̍k-chiah-mn̂g / ba̍k-cheeh-mô͘ / ba̍k-chiah-mô͘ / ba̍k-chia̍p-mn̂g / ba̍k-chiap-mn̂g), 目毛 (ba̍k-mn̂g / ba̍k-mô͘)

Jin: 眼眨毛 (nie² zah⁵ mau¹)

Mandarin: 睫毛 (zh) (jiémáo), 眼睫毛 (zh) (yǎnjiémáo), 眼眨毛 (zh) (yan3 za2 mao2) (dialectal)

Northern Min: 目睭毛 / 目珠毛 (mì-ciú-mâu / mù-ciú-mâu)

Teochew: 目眥毛 / 目眦毛 (mag⁸ ci³ mo⁵)

Wu: 眼睫毛 (⁶nge-ci-mau), 眼眨毛

Xiang: 眼眨毛 (ngan³ za⁶ mau²)
Chuvash: куҫ тӗкӗ (kuś tĕk̬ĕ)
Cimbrian: opar f, zedja f
Coptic: ⲛⲟϩ m pl (noh)
Cornish: blewen lagas f
Corsican: ciglia f
Cree:
Plains: ᒦᓴᐳᐃᐧᓈᐣ (mîsapowinân)
Crimean Tatar:
Cyrillic: кирпик

Latin: kirpik
Czech: řasa (cs) f, oční řasa f
Dakota: ištaȟepe
Dalmatian: čeja f
Danish: øjenvippe (da) c
Dhivehi: އެސްފިޔަ (esfiya)
Dungan: нянзамо (ni͡anzamo)
Dutch: wimper (nl) m, ooghaar (nl), oogbrauw f (archaic)
Emilian:
Bolognese: zejja f
Erzya: сельме пона (seľme pona)
Esperanto: okulharo (eo)
Estonian: ripsmed (et)
Even: харамта (haramta)
Evenki: саримиктал (sarimiktal), саримуктал (sarimuktal)
Faroese: eygnahár n
Finnish: silmäripsi (fi), ripsi (fi)
French: cil (fr) m
Friulian: cee f
Gagauz: kirpik
Galician: pestana (gl) f, perfeba (gl) f
Georgian: წამწამი (ka) (c̣amc̣ami), ფიჭვი (pič̣vi)
German: Wimper (de) f, Augenwimper f
Greek: βλεφαρίδα (el) f (vlefarída), ματοτσίνορο (el) (matotsínoro), ματόκλαδο (el) n (matóklado) (informal)
Ancient: βλεφαρίς f (blepharís)
Greenlandic: qimeriaq
Guaraní: topea
Gujarati: પાંપણ (pā̃paṇ)
Haitian Creole: si
Hamer-Banna: áapi síiti
Hanunoo: amimirok
Hausa: gashin ido
Hawaiian: lihilihi maka
Hebrew: רִיס (he) m (ris)
Higaonon: puduk
Hiligaynon: milok, amimilok
Hindi: पपनी (hi) f (papnī), पलक (hi) m (palak)
Hungarian: szempilla (hu), pilla (hu)
Icelandic: augnhár n
Ido: cilio (io)
Ilocano: kurimatmat
Indonesian: bulu mata (id), idep (id) (dialectal)
Ingrian: ripsu, silmäripsu, silmäkarva
Ingush: цӏацкъам (cʼacqʼam)
Interlingua: cilio
Inuktitut: ᕿᒥᕆᐊᖅ (qimiriaq)
Inupiaq: siqpiich
Iranun: pipirek
Irish: fabhra m, ribe m
Italian: ciglio (it) m
Japanese: まつげ (ja) (matsuge), 睫毛 (ja) (まつげ, matsuge)
Javanese:
Carakan: ꦲꦶꦢꦼꦥ꧀ (idep)

Rumi: idep (jv)
Jeju: 알눈썹 (allunsseop), 눈터럭 (nunteoreok) (Seogwipo), 눈알두꿰썹 (nunaldukkwesseop) (Seogwipo)
Kabuverdianu: pistana
Kalmyk: сурмсг (surmsg)
Kanakanabu: kuncu vo'in
Kannada: ರೆಪ್ಪೆಗೂದಲು (kn) (reppegūdalu)
Kansa: ishtá pahú
Kapampangan: irap
Karao: paspas
Karelian: ripsi
Kavalan: kmaz
Kazakh: кірпік (kırpık)
Khakas: кірбік (kìrbìk)
Khmer: រោមភ្នែក (room phnɛɛk)
Khumi Chin: mimui
Kimaragang: kirop
Komi:
Komi-Permyak: синлыс (śinlys)

Komi-Zyrian: синлыс (śinlys)
Korean: 속눈썹 (ko) (songnunsseop)
Kumyk: кирпик (kirpik)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: برژانگ (ckb) (birjang)

Northern Kurdish: bijang (ku)
Kyrgyz: кирпик (kirpik)
Ladin: zea f
Lak: иттархъен (it:arqen)
Lakota: onštinmapihin
Lao: ຂົນຕາ (lo) (khon tā)
Latgalian: raudzeņš, brovs
Latin: cilium n (Medieval Latin), palpebrae f pl
Latvian: skropsta
Laz: წამწამი (ǯamǯami), კამწამი (ǩamǯami), კამწამი (ǩamǯami)
Leonese: pistaña f
Lezgi: кӏакӏам (ḳaḳam)
Ligurian: çi m (Monegasque), çiyu m (Monegasque)
Limburgish: plump (li)
Lithuanian: blakstiena f
Lotud: kirop, kirop do mato
Luxembourgish: Wëmper, Wimper
Macedonian: ресница f (resnica), трепка f (trepka)
Malagasy: volomaso (mg)
Malay:
Jawi: بولو مات

Rumi: bulu mata (ms), idap (ms)
Malayalam: കൺപീലി (kaṇpīli), ഇമ (ml) (ima)
Manchu: ᡶᠠᡳᡨᠠᠨ (faitan)
Manipuri: ꯄꯥ (mni) (pā)
Manx: ferroogh
Maori: kamo, kamonga, hurukaikamo
Marathi: पापणीचे केस (pāpṇīce kes)
Mari:
Eastern: шинчапу́н (šinčapún)

Western: сӹнзӓ́вын (sÿnzä́vyn)
Marwari: भांपणा (bhā̃pṇā)
Masbatenyo: pirok
Mazanderani: مجیک, مژیک
Mingrelian: ფიჭვი (pič̣vi), ქაქაბი (kakabi)
Mirandese: ceilha f
Mòcheno: aper f, unteraper f
Moksha: сельмопона (seľmopona)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: сормуус (mn) (sormuus)

Mongolian: ᠰᠣᠷᠮᠤᠤᠰᠤ (sormuusu)
Muak Sa-aak: suk² riap² ŋaːj³
Nahuatl: cochiatl, xochizuatl
Classical Nahuatl: ixtzontli
Nanai: сармакта (sarmakta), сармикта (sarmikta)
Navajo: anádiz
Nepali: परेला (parelā)
Niuean: fulumata
Norman: paûpil'ye f (Jersey)
Northern Khanty: ^{(please verify)} сэм пунат (sem punat), ^{(please verify)} сампун (sampun)
Northern Mansi: ^{(please verify)} сампун (sampun)
Northern Sotho: ntshi class 9/10
Norwegian:
Bokmål: øyenvipp m, øyevipp m, vipp m

Nynorsk: augevippe f, augnevippe f, vippe f
Occitan: cilha (oc) f, cilh m
Odia: ଆଖିର ବାଳ (ākhira bāḷa)
Old English: brū f
Old Georgian: წამი (c̣ami), წამწამი (c̣amc̣ami)
Old Norse: augabrá f, brá f
Old Saxon: brawa f
Orok: серемӯкта (seremūkta), сӣрмӯкта (sīrmūkta), сӣрӯмӯкта (sīrūmūkta)
Oromo: nyaara
Oroqen: ʃaramʊkta
Ossetian: цӕстыхау (cæstyxaw)
Ottoman Turkish: كرپك (kirpik), مژه (müje)
Pannonian Rusyn: павучайка f (pavučajka)
Papiamentu: wimper
Pashto: باڼو (ps) (banrhoo), باڼه (ps) (bâṇë)
Pennsylvania German: Aagehaar f
Persian: مژه (fa) (može), مزلنگ (mezleng) (dialectal, Kazerun), مجگ (majg) (Sistani)
Phuthi: intshî class 9
Piedmontese: sign m, parpeila f
Plautdietsch: Üagessiepa, Ziepa m
Polish: rzęsa (pl) f
Portuguese: cílio (pt) m, pestana (pt) f
Punjabi: ਝਿੰਮਣੀ f (jhimmṇī)
Quapaw: i-shta xe
Quechua: pullurki, tijlla
Romanian: geană (ro) f, sufruncea f (archaic)
Romansch: tschegl m
Rungus: kirop
Russian: ресни́ца (ru) f (resníca)
Rwanda-Rundi: ingohe class 9/10
Sabah Bisaya: kirop
Sakizaya: sapedek
Samoan: laumata
Sanskrit: पक्ष्मन् (sa) (pakṣman), इक्षु (sa) (ikṣu), उदान (sa) (udāna)
Sardinian: chìgliu m, chizu m, pabarísta f
Scots: winker, ee-breer
Scottish Gaelic: rosg m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: тре̏павица f

Roman: trȅpavica (sh) f
Shona: tsiye class 9/10
Shor: кирбик (kirbik)
Sicilian: gigghiu (scn) m
Sinhalese: ඇස් පිහාටුව (æs pihāṭuwa)
Slovak: riasa f, mihalnica (sk) f
Slovene: trepalnica (sl) f
Somali: baalasha
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: mykawki pl

Upper Sorbian: mikawčk m
Sotho: ntshi class 9
Southern Altai: кирбик (kirbik)
Southern Ndebele: ikophe class 9
Spanish: pestaña (es) f, abéñula (es) f (obsolete)
Sranan Tongo: aiwiwiri
Svan: თალა̄ფა (talāpa)
Swahili: kope (sw) class 5/6, ukope (sw) class 11
Swazi: tinkhophe class 10
Swedish: ögonfrans (sv) c
Tagal Murut: kuliop nu mato
Tagalog: pilik, pilikmata
Tajik: мижа (miža)
Tamil: கண் இமை (kaṇ imai)
Tarift: aber m, abriw
Tifinagh: ⴰⴱⴻⵔ m (aber)
Tatar: керфек (tt) (kerfek)
Latin: kerfek
Telugu: పక్ష్మ (pakṣma), పక్ష్మము (te) (pakṣmamu), అక్షిపక్ష్మము (te) (akṣipakṣmamu)
Thai: ขนตา (th) (kǒn-dtaa)
Tibetan: མིག་སྤུ། (mig spu), རྫི་མ (rdzi ma)
Tigrinya: ቅርኒብ ዓይኒ (ḳərnib ʿayni), ቀርነብ (ti) (ḳärnäb)
Timugon Murut: kuliop nu mato
Tswana: ntshi class 9
Tundra Nenets: сэв тар' (sew tarʼ)
Turkish: kirpik (tr)
Turkmen: kirpik
Tuvaluan: fifimata
Tuvan: кирбик (kirbik)
Udihe: самикта
Udmurt: синлыс (śinlys)
Ukrainian: ві́я f (víja)
Ulch: сарумта
Unami: milxinkòn
Urdu: پپنی f (papnī), پلک (palk)
Uyghur: كىرپىك (kirpik)
Uzbek: kiprik (uz)
Venetan: séja f
Veps: rips
Vietnamese: lông mi (vi), mi (眉) (vi)
Volapük: logalipaher (logalip + -a + her)
Wallisian: fulu 'i mata
Welsh: blew amrant m pl, blew llygaid m pl
West Coast Bajau: kerop
West Frisian: teister, eachteister
White Hmong: plaub muag
Wiradjuri: tímit
Woiwurrung: yit-yita-mirring, yit-yit-mirring
Xhosa: umsebe class 3
Yakut: кыламан (kılaman)
Yami: cicimit
Yiddish: וויִע f (vie)
Yogad: kimát
Yoruba: irun ìpénpéjú
Yucatec Maya: máatsab, máatsa’
Yurok: 'ne-hlp'ehl (my eyelashes)
Zazaki: bije
Zhuang: bwndaraemx
Zulu: ukhophe class 11/10

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Maltese: ^{(please verify)} xagħar ta’ l-għajn m
Neapolitan: ^{(please verify)} ciglio m

Anagrams

Haseley, Heasley, Leaheys, Shealey