Definition
A medicated solution used to wash or treat the eyes; also a humorous or archaic term for tears.
Etymology
From 'eye' + 'water' (a liquid, often medicated). A compound dating to at least the 17th century for solutions applied to or around the eyes for medicinal purposes.
Kelly Says
Before pharmaceutical eyedrops, 'eyewater' was a catch-all term for any liquid remedy for eyes—herbalists would make these from rosewater, witch hazel, or plant extracts, and the practice survives today in products like 'golden eye drops' used across Asia.
Translations
BNবাংলা
আँখার পানি
aankhar pani
CACatalà
llàgrimes
lla-gri-mes
DEDeutsch
Augentropfen
ow-gen-troh-fen
ELΕλληνικά
μάτια
ma-thee-ah
ESEspañol
agua para los ojos
ah-gwa pah-ra los oh-hos
FISuomi
kyyneleet
kyy-ne-leet
GUGU
આંખમાં પાણી
aan-khaan paani
HAHA
ruwan ido
roo-wan ee-doh
HIहिन्दी
आँखों का पानी
aankhon ka paani
IDBahasa Indonesia
air mata
air ma-ta
IGIG
mmiri anya
mmiri a-nya
ITItaliano
lacrime
la-kree-meh
MRMR
आँखी पाणी
aan-kee paani
MSBahasa Melayu
air mata
air ma-ta
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်စိရည်
myet-si-ri
NLNederlands
tranen
tra-nen
PAPA
ਅੰਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ
an-khaan da paani
PTPortuguês
água para os olhos
ah-gwa pah-ra os oh-yohs
RORomână
lacrimi
lak-ree-mee
SWKiswahili
machozi
ma-cho-zi
TAதமிழ்
கண்ணீர்
kannee-ir
TEతెలుగు
చెవిచెవి
chevi-chevi
TRTürkçe
göz yaşları
goz yah-shla-ree
UKУкраїнська
сльози
slyo-zi
URاردو
آنکھوں کا پانی
aankhon ka pani
VITiếng Việt
nước mắt
nhoc-mat
ZUZU
amanzi e-mhlane
a-man-zi eh-mhl-ane