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nounany of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
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Afrikaans wimper, ooghaar
- wimperhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ooghaarhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Ancient Greek βλεφαρίς
- βλεφαρίς (blepharís)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Arabic رِمْش, هُدْب
- رِمْش (rimš)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- هُدْب (hudb)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Basque betile
- betilehair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Bengali রশ্মি, ভুরু
- রশ্মি (rośmi)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ভুরু (bhuru)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- অক্ষিলোম (okkhilōm)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- অক্ষিপক্ষ্ম (okkhipokkho)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- চোখের পাপড়ি (cōkher papoṛi)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Bulgarian ми́гла, ресни́ца
- ми́гла (mígla)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ресни́ца (resníca)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Catalan pestanya
- pestanyahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Chinese Cantonese 睫毛, 眼睫毛
- 睫毛 (zit⁶ mou⁴)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- 眼睫毛 (ngaan⁵ zit³ mou⁴)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- 眼挹毛hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- 眼毛 (ngaan⁵ mou⁴)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Chinese Mandarin 睫毛, 眼睫毛
- 睫毛 (jiémáo)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- 眼睫毛 (yǎnjiémáo)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- 眼眨毛 (yan3 za2 mao2)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Czech řasa, oční řasa
- řasahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- oční řasahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Danish øjenvippe
- øjenvippehair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Dutch wimper, ooghaar
- wimperhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ooghaarhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- oogbrauwhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Esperanto okulharo
- okulharohair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Estonian ripsmed
- ripsmedhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Finnish silmäripsi, ripsi
- silmäripsihair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ripsihair growing on the edge of an eyelid
French cil
- cilhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
German Wimper, Augenwimper
- Wimperhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- Augenwimperhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Greek βλεφαρίδα, ματοτσίνορο
- βλεφαρίδα (vlefarída)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ματοτσίνορο (matotsínoro)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ματόκλαδο (matóklado)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Hawaiian lihi maka, lihilihi maka
- lihi makahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- lihilihi makahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Hebrew רִיס
- רִיס (ris)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Hindi पपनी, पलक
- पपनी (papnī)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- पलक (palak)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Hungarian szempilla, pilla
- szempillahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- pillahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Icelandic augnhár
- augnhárhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Indonesian bulu mata, idep
- bulu matahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- idephair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Irish fabhra, ribe
- fabhrahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ribehair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Italian ciglio
- cigliohair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Japanese まつげ, 睫毛
- まつげ (matsuge)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- 睫毛 (matsuge)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Korean 속눈썹
- 속눈썹 (songnunsseop)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Latin cilium, palpebrae
- ciliumhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- palpebraehair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Latvian skropsta
- skropstahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Lithuanian blakstiena
- blakstienahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Malay بولو مات, bulu mata
- بولو ماتhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- bulu matahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- idaphair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Māori kamo, kamonga
- kamohair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- kamongahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- hurukaikamohair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Norwegian Bokmål øyenvipp, øyevipp
- øyenvipphair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- øyevipphair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- vipphair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Persian مژه, مزلنگ
- مژه (može)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- مزلنگ (mezleng)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- مجگ (majg)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Polish rzęsa
- rzęsahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Portuguese cílio, pestana
- cíliohair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- pestanahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Punjabi ਝਿੰਮਣੀ
- ਝਿੰਮਣੀ (jhimmṇī)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Romanian geană, sufruncea
- geanăhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- sufrunceahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Russian ресни́ца
- ресни́ца (resníca)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Scottish Gaelic rosg
- rosghair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Slovak riasa, mihalnica
- riasahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- mihalnicahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Spanish pestaña, abéñula
- pestañahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- abéñulahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Swahili kope, ukope
- kopehair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- ukopehair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Swedish ögonfrans
- ögonfranshair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Tagalog pilik, pilikmata
- pilikhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- pilikmatahair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Tamil கண் இமை
- கண் இமை (kaṇ imai)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Thai ขนตา
- ขนตา (kǒn-dtaa)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Turkish kirpik
- kirpikhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Ukrainian ві́я
- ві́я (víja)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Urdu پپنی, پلک
- پپنی (papnī)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- پلک (palk)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Vietnamese lông mi, mi
- lông mihair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- mihair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Welsh blew amrant, blew llygaid
- blew amranthair growing on the edge of an eyelid
- blew llygaidhair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Yiddish וויִע
- וויִע (vie)hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
Zulu ukhophe class 11/10
- ukhophe class 11/10hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
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APA
eyelash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyelash
MLA
“eyelash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyelash. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyelash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyelash.
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