Earclip

/ˈɪrˌklɪp/ noun

Definition

An earring that fastens onto the earlobe by clipping or clamping rather than piercing.

Etymology

From 'ear' + 'clip,' describing the mechanism by which the earring attaches. This type of earring became popular in the 20th century as a non-pierced alternative.

Kelly Says

Earclips were invented partly because not everyone wanted to pierce their ears—funny how the debate about ear piercing goes back much further than you might think, and earclips solved the problem for centuries before clip-on earrings became cool again!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አጆች ክሊፕ (ajoch klip)
a-joch klip
ARالعربية
مشبك الأذن (mashbak al-adhn)
mash-bak al-adhn
BNবাংলা
কানের ক্লিপ (kaner klip)
kaan-er klip
CACatalà
clip d'orella
clip d'or-el-la
CSČeština
clip na ucho
clip na oo-cho
DADansk
øre-clip
oh-re-clip
DEDeutsch
Ohrclip
ohr-clip
ELΕλληνικά
κλιπ στο αυτί (klipi sto avti)
kli-pi sto av-tee
ESEspañol
clip para el oído
clip pa-ra el oh-ee-doh
FAفارسی
کlipse گوش (kliseh goosh)
kliseh goosh
FISuomi
korva clip
kor-va clip
FRFrançais
clip pour l'oreille
clip poor l'or-el
GUGU
કાંઠાનો ક્લિપ (kaanthano klip)
kaan-tha-no klip
HAHA
clip koda
clip ko-da
HEעברית
קליפס לאוזן (klipes la'ozan)
kli-pes la-o-zan
HIहिन्दी
कान की क्लिप (kaan ki klip)
kaan ki klip
HUMagyar
fülclip
fool-clip
IDBahasa Indonesia
clip telinga
clip te-lin-ga
IGIG
clip ọrọ
clip or-o
ITItaliano
clip per l'orecchio
clip per l'or-ek-kjoh
JA日本語
イヤークリップ (iyakurippu)
i-ya-ku-ri-ppu
KKKK
құлақ клиппі (qulaq klip-pi)
qu-laq klip-pi
KMKM
ក្លីប ស្ដាប់ (klieup stbap)
klie-up st-bap
KO한국어
귀걸이 (gwi-geol-i)
gwi-geol-i
MRMR
कानचा क्लिप (kanacha klip)
ka-na-cha klip
MSBahasa Melayu
clip telinga
clip te-lin-ga
MYမြန်မာ
နှာခေါင်း ክလပ် (na-ka-aing klip)
na-ka-aing klip
NLNederlands
oorclips
oor-clips
NONorsk
øreplug
oh-re-plug
PAPA
ਕੰਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਲੀਪ (kanna da kleep)
kaan-na da kleep
PLPolski
zawieszka do ucha
za-wieszka do uch-a
PTPortuguês
clipe para o ouvido
cli-pe pa-ra oh oo-vee-doh
RORomână
clip pentru ureche
clip pen-tru oo-re-che
RUРусский
клипса для уха
kli-psa dla ukha
SVSvenska
öronclip
oh-ron-clip
SWKiswahili
clip ya sikio
clip ya si-kee-oh
TAதமிழ்
காது க்ளீப் (kaatu kleep)
ka-athu kleep
TEతెలుగు
కళ్ళు క్లిప్ (kalli klip)
kal-lu klip
THไทย
คลิปหู (clip hu)
clip hoo
TLTL
clip ng tenga
clip ng ten-ga
TRTürkçe
kulaklık
koo-lak-lik
UKУкраїнська
застібка для вуха
za-stibka dla vuha
URاردو
کان کا کلیپ (kaan ka klip)
kaan ka klip
VITiếng Việt
clip tai
clip tai
YOYO
ìwọ̀ ṣẹ̀
ee-wo she
ZH中文
耳夹 (ěr jiā)
er jia
ZUZU
umhluthi wabula
oom-hluthi wa-boo-la

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