Pupils

/ˈpjupəlz/ noun

Definition

Students in school, or the black circular openings in the center of the eyes that control light entry.

Etymology

From Latin 'pupilla,' diminutive of 'pupa' meaning 'girl, doll.' Called this because you can see a tiny reflection of yourself in someone else's pupil, like a little doll. The student meaning came from the idea of being under someone's care.

Kelly Says

The eye's pupil was named after the tiny reflection you see of yourself in another person's eye - ancient people thought this looked like a small doll or child. This same 'little person' concept gave us the student meaning, as pupils are 'little people' under a teacher's guidance.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተማሪዎች
te-ma-ri-wo-ch
ARالعربية
طلاب
tulaab
BNবাংলা
ছাত্র
chaat-r
CACatalà
alumnes
/əˈlum.nəs/
CSČeština
žáci
/ʒaːt͡si/
DADansk
elever
/eˈleːvɐ/
DEDeutsch
Schüler
/ˈʃʏlɐ/
ELΕλληνικά
μαθητές
ma-the-tes
ESEspañol
alumnos
a-lu-mnos
FAفارسی
دانش آموز
da-nesh-a-muz
FISuomi
oppilaat
/ˈopːilɑːt/
FRFrançais
élèves
/e.lɛv/
GUGU
વિદ્યાર્થીઓ
vid-yaar-thee-o
HAHA
dalibai
da-li-bai
HEעברית
תלמידים
tal-mi-dim
HIहिन्दी
छात्र
chaat-r
HUMagyar
tanulók
/ˈtɒnul.oːk/
IDBahasa Indonesia
siswa
si-swa
IGIG
ụmụ akwụkwọ
u-mu-ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
alunni
/aˈlun.ni/
JA日本語
生徒
sei-to
KKKK
оқушылар
o-ku-shy-lar
KMKM
សិស្ស
sek-sa
KO한국어
학생
hak-saeng
MRMR
विद्यार्थी
vid-yaar-thee
MSBahasa Melayu
pelajar
pe-la-jar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်းသား
kyawng-sa
NLNederlands
leerlingen
/ˈleːr.lɪŋ.ə(n)/
NONorsk
elever
/eˈleː.vər/
PAPA
ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ
vid-yaar-thee
PLPolski
uczniowie
/uʧˈɲɔ.vʲɛ/
PTPortuguês
alunos
a-lu-nos
RORomână
elevi
/eˈlev/
RUРусский
ученики
oo-che-ni-ki
SVSvenska
elever
/ɛˈleː.vər/
SWKiswahili
wanafunzi
wa-na-fun-zi
TAதமிழ்
மாணவர்கள்
maa-na-var-gal
TEతెలుగు
విద్యార్థులు
vid-yaar-thulu
THไทย
นักเรียน
nak-rian
TLTL
mga mag-aaral
mga-mag-a-a-ral
TRTürkçe
öğrenciler
o-gren-ji-ler
UKУкраїнська
учні
oo-ch-ni
URاردو
طالب علم
ta-lib-il-m
VITiếng Việt
học sinh
hok-sinh
YOYO
àwon akẹẹkọ
a-won-ak-e-ko
ZH中文
学生
xué-sheng
ZUZU
abafundi
a-ba-fun-di

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