Definition
Historical or poetic term for cerebrospinal fluid or the fluid surrounding the brain; alternatively, a whimsical or informal reference to someone's thoughts or ideas.
Etymology
Compound of 'brain' and 'water'; an archaic or folk medical term reflecting pre-scientific understanding of brain fluids, similar to older humoral theory terminology.
Kelly Says
Before modern neuroscience, people literally thought the brain was filled with different types of 'waters' or fluids corresponding to mental functions—this kind of poetic terminology reveals how people once understood the mysterious organ inside their skulls.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ውኃ
in-ssa u-wa
ARالعربية
سائل المخ
say-il al-makh
BNবাংলা
মস্তিষ্কের জল
mast-ish-ker jol
CACatalà
aigua cerebral
a-gwa ser-eh-bral
CSČeština
mozková tekutina
mo-z-kova te-ku-ti-na
DADansk
hjernevæske
hyerne-ves-ke
DEDeutsch
Gehirnwasser
gayr-nin-vasser
ELΕλληνικά
υ脑 υγρό
i-na-i-i-gro
ESEspañol
agua cerebral
ah-gwa ser-eh-bral
FAفارسی
مایع مغزی
ma-ye-ye mog-zi
FISuomi
aivovesi
ai-vo-ve-si
FRFrançais
eau cérébrale
oh ser-eh-bral
GUGU
મગજનું પાણી
mag-jan-nu pa-ni
HAHA
ruwan kwakwal
roo-wan kwak-wal
HEעברית
נוזל מוח
no-zel mo-akh
HIहिन्दी
मस्तिष्क जल
mast-ishk jal
HUMagyar
agyvíz
a-gy-veez
IDBahasa Indonesia
air otak
air o-tak
ITItaliano
acqua cerebrale
ak-kvah ser-eh-bral-eh
KKKK
жүйке сую
zhuy-ke su-yu
KMKM
ទឹកក្បាល
tuuk k-baal
MRMR
मस्तिष्काचे पाणी
mast-ish-ka-che pa-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
air otak
air o-tak
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့လောက်ရည်
shwe-lo-uk-ye
NLNederlands
hersenvloeistof
hers-en-vloe-istof
NONorsk
hjernevæske
hyerne-ves-ke
PAPA
ਮੇਟਾ ਪਾਣੀ
ma-eta pa-ni
PLPolski
płyn mózgowy
p-lyn mo-z-gov-ee
PTPortuguês
água cerebral
ah-gwa ser-eh-bral
RORomână
lichid cefalorahidian
li-chid se-fa-lo-ra-hi-dian
RUРусский
мозговая жидкость
mozg-ova-ya zhi-k-lost'
SVSvenska
hjärnvätska
hyarn-vats-ka
SWKiswahili
maji ya ubongo
ma-ji ya u-bon-go
TAதமிழ்
நரம்பு நீர்
narampu neer
TEతెలుగు
మెదడు నీళ్ళు
me-da-u nee-llu
THไทย
น้ำในสมอง
nam nai som-ong
TLTL
tubig ng utak
too-big ng oo-tak
TRTürkçe
beyin suyu
bey-in su-yu
UKУкраїнська
мозкова рідина
mo-z-ko-va ri-di-na
URاردو
مغز کا پانی
magz ka pani
VITiếng Việt
nước não
nhoc-nau
ZUZU
amanzi e-zinsi
a-man-zi e-zin-si