Definition
The thin folds of skin that cover and protect your eyes, which you can open and close by blinking.
Etymology
From Old English 'ēage' (eye) combined with 'hlid' (covering or lid). The compound word has been used for well over 1,000 years to describe the movable skin covering the eye.
Kelly Says
Your eyelids close about 15,000-20,000 times per day, yet you barely notice it—this is called 'inattentional blindness,' where the brain essentially edits out the blinks because they happen so automatically.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እይን Flap
ey-in flap
BNবাংলা
চোখের পাতা
cho-ker pa-ta
CACatalà
pestanyes
pes-ta-nyes
CSČeština
polovky
po-lov-kee
DADansk
øjenlåg
oy-en-laag
ELΕλληνικά
βλέφαρα
bleh-fa-rah
ESEspañol
párpados
par-PAR-doh-s
FRFrançais
paupières
po-pwe-ER-z
GUGU
આંખની પલક
aan-kee-nee palak
HAHA
kayan ido
ka-yan ee-doh
HUMagyar
szemhéjak
syeh-heh-jak
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelopak mata
keh-loh-pak ma-tah
IGIG
akụkụ ịhụ
ah-koo-koo ih-hoo
ITItaliano
palpebre
pal-peh-breh
KKKK
көзінің еті
ko-zi-ni-ng eh-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
kelopak mata
keh-loh-pak ma-tah
NLNederlands
eyelids
ay-lids
PAPA
ਅੰਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਝਿੜ
an-khaan da jh-eed
PLPolski
powieki
po-ve-kee
PTPortuguês
pálpebras
pahl-PEH-bruh-s
RORomână
pleoapele
ple-o-ah-peh-leh
SVSvenska
ögonlock
oy-gon-lock
TAதமிழ்
கண்சீல்
gan-chee-l
THไทย
เปลือกตา
bpluak-tah
TLTL
kabu-kabu ng mata
kah-boo-kah-boo ng ma-tah
TRTürkçe
kapaklar
kah-pak-lar
UKУкраїнська
віки
vee-kee
URاردو
آنکھوں کا پردہ
an-kh-oon ka pardah
VITiếng Việt
mi mắt
mee mut
ZUZU
umngqophisi
oomng-koh-fee-see