Definition
A small speaker that you put in or near your ear to listen to audio from a device like a phone or music player.
Etymology
Compound word from 'ear' plus 'phone' (from Greek 'phōnē' meaning sound). Created in the early 20th century as telephone technology evolved to require personal listening devices.
Kelly Says
Earphones revolutionized privacy in communication—before them, everyone heard phone calls on loudspeakers; now you carry personal sound bubbles, which is why people can seem to talk to themselves everywhere!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የጆሮ አውድ
ye-jo-ro aw-id
ARالعربية
سماعات الأذن
sama-a-t al-ad-zin
BNবাংলা
কান ফোন
kaan phone
CACatalà
auricular
aw-ri-kew-lar
CSČeština
sluchátka
sluch-at-ka
DADansk
øretelefoner
ore-te-le-fo-ner
DEDeutsch
Ohrhörer
ohr-hoer-ur
ELΕλληνικά
ακουστικά
a-koo-s-ti-ka
ESEspañol
auricular
aw-ri-kew-lar
FISuomi
kuulokkeet
koo-loo-kee-et
FRFrançais
écouteur
e-koo-t-ur
HAHA
microphone
mi-cro-phone
HIहिन्दी
कान में डालने वाला
kaan mein daal-ne waala
HUMagyar
fülhallgató
fool-hall-ga-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
earphone
ear-phone
ITItaliano
auricolare
aw-ri-ko-la-re
KMKM
ការប្រើប្រាស់ ស្ដាប់
kar pra-b-ra-s-ut st-ap
MSBahasa Melayu
earphone
ear-phone
MYမြန်မာ
အသံ ကောင်း
a-than kawng
NLNederlands
hoofdtelefoon
ho-ofd-te-le-foon
NONorsk
øretelefoner
ore-te-le-fo-ner
PLPolski
słuchawki
s-hoo-ch-vah-kee
PTPortuguês
fone de ouvido
fo-ne deh oo-vi-doh
RUРусский
наушники
na-v-sh-ni
SVSvenska
hörlurar
hoer-loo-rar
TAதமிழ்
இசை காதில்
i-sai kaa-dil
TEతెలుగు
ఎర్రఫోన్
er-ra-fon
TRTürkçe
kulaklık
ku-lak-lik
UKУкраїнська
навушники
na-vu-sh-ni
VITiếng Việt
tai nghe
tai nghe