Definition
An archaic medical term for a pain or ache in the eyebrow or forehead region; a brow ache.
Etymology
From Middle English 'brow' (the eyebrow or forehead) plus 'ache' (pain). Literally combines two Old English roots to describe a specific pain location.
Kelly Says
Old medical terminology was beautifully literal—instead of inventing Greek-derived words, doctors just described exactly where it hurt: jaw-ache, neck-ache, tooth-ache!
Translations
ARالعربية
دبوس للحاجب
dabu-s lil-ḥa-j-ib
BNবাংলা
চোখের ব্রো
cho-kher bro
CACatalà
pinça per ceques
pin-tsa per ce-ques
CSČeština
spinka na obočí
spin-ka na o-bo-chi
DADansk
bøjle til øjenbryn
bo-jle til oy-en-bryn
DEDeutsch
Augenbrauen-Brosche
ow-gen-brau-en bro-she
ELΕλληνικά
συνδετήρας φρυδιών
sin-de-te-ras fry-di-on
ESEspañol
broche de cejas
bro-sha deh-s-eh-s
FAفارسی
پین برای ابرو
pin ba-li ab-roo
FISuomi
silmänympäryspuna
sil-mä-nym-pär-ys-pu-na
FRFrançais
broche à sourcils
brosh ah soo-r-sils
HEעברית
קליפה לעין
kali-fa le-ayn
HIहिन्दी
भौंह की बटन
bha-o-n kee but-ton
HUMagyar
szemöldök-csipes
szem-oldök-chi-pes
IDBahasa Indonesia
jarum untuk alis
ja-rum untuk alis
ITItaliano
spilla per sopracciglia
spil-la per so-pra-chig-lia
KMKM
ចង្ក្រង់
chan-k-rang
KO한국어
눈썹 바늘
nun-seop ba-neul
MSBahasa Melayu
jarum untuk alis
ja-rum untuk alis
NLNederlands
boog voor wenkbrauwen
boeg voor wen-k-brau-wen
NONorsk
bøyle til øyenbryn
boyle til oy-en-bryn
PLPolski
spinka do brwi
spin-ka do br-wi
PTPortuguês
fivela para sobrancelha
fee-ve-la pah-rah so-bran-seh-la
RORomână
pince pentru sprâncene
pin-tse pentru spr-an-cene
RUРусский
застежка для бровей
za-stezh-ka dla bro-vey
SVSvenska
båge för ögonbryn
bo-ge for oy-gon-bryn
SWKiswahili
kifua kwa nywele za macho
ki-fua kwa ny-we-le za ma-cho
TAதமிழ்
காதுகள்
ka-ath-kal
THไทย
เข็มสำหรับคิ้ว
khem sab-sam kiew
TLTL
pindang para kilay
pin-dang pah-ra ki-lay
TRTürkçe
kaş fitilli
kaş fi-til-li
UKУкраїнська
застібка для брів
za-st-ib-ka dla bre-v
VITiếng Việt
nút cài lông mày
nút cai long-may
ZH中文
眉毛别针
máo-máo bié-zhēn
ZUZU
umngqashi we-eyebrows
umng-qashi we-eyebrows