Definition
A nautical term for a rope or line used to secure a sail to a spar or to furl a sail; also spelled 'earring' in sailing contexts.
Etymology
From Middle Low German 'Ering' or Dutch 'eering,' this nautical term has a separate origin from 'ear' despite similar spelling. It comes from the practice of sailors using ropes near the 'ears' (corners) of sails.
Kelly Says
Sailors had their own technical vocabulary for literally everything on a ship, and 'earing' is one of those words that shows how sailing terminology influenced English—it's basically a rope that goes to the 'ear' or corner of a sail!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እጆች Ornament
e-jo-ch or-na-ment
ARالعربية
حلقة الأذن
ḥalqatu l-'aḏn
BNবাংলা
কানের তোপ
kaan-er to-p
CSČeština
ušnice
u-sh-ni-ce
DADansk
ørepynt
o-re-pyn-t
DEDeutsch
Ohrring
oːr.ʁɪŋ
ELΕλληνικά
κουμπί σκουλαρίκι
koo-mp-i skoo-la-ri-ki
ESEspañol
argolla para la oreja
ar-goh-la par-a la o-reh-ha
FAفارسی
گوشواره
goosh-va-reh
FISuomi
korvake
kor-va-ke
FRFrançais
créole d'oreille
kʁe.ɔl dɔʁ.lɛ
HIहिन्दी
कान का झुमका
kaan ka jhum-ka
HUMagyar
fülbelezet
fool-be-le-zet
IDBahasa Indonesia
anting
an-ting
ITItaliano
orecchino
o-rek-koh-no
KO한국어
귀걸이 (귀걸이)
gwi-geol-i
MRMR
कानचा पायल
kaan-cha pa-yil
MSBahasa Melayu
anting
an-ting
MYမြန်မာ
အနှောင်း
a-n-shaung
NLNederlands
oorbel
oor-bel
NONorsk
øredobber
o-re-dob-ber
PAPA
ਕਾਣੇ ਦਾ Ornaments
kaan-e da or-na-ments
PLPolski
paznokcie do ucha
pa-znok-ch-e do u-kha
PTPortuguês
argola para a orelha
ar-goh-la par-a a o-reh-lha
RORomână
inel de ureche
i-nel de u-re-che
RUРусский
гвоздь для уха
gvoz-d' dlya u-ha
SVSvenska
öronhänge
o-ron-hang-e
SWKiswahili
sikio
si-ki-o
TLTL
kulob ng tainga
koo-lob ng ta-in-ga
TRTürkçe
kulaklık
ku-lak-lik
UKУкраїнська
вушка
voo-sh-ka
URاردو
کان کا سُنہری
kaan ka su-neh-ri
VITiếng Việt
khuyên tai
kwhewn tai
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ́ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀
e-ro awon o-ro
ZH中文
耳环 (ěrhuán)
ehr-hwan