Definition
A single tear that falls from the eye, or a shape resembling a falling tear—wider at the top and pointed at the bottom.
Etymology
Compound of 'tear' (from Old English 'tæhr,' liquid from the eye) and 'drop' (from Old English 'dropa'). The word is ancient in English, capturing both the literal droplet and the metaphorical shape that appears in art and design.
Kelly Says
The teardrop shape is one of the oldest symbolic shapes in human art—it appears in Islamic tilework, Renaissance paintings, and modern logo design. It bridges biology (how tears actually fall) and abstraction (how we think about sadness), making it one of language's most poetic geometric terms.
Translations
ARالعربية
دمعة
dah-mah-ah
BNবাংলা
অশ্রুবিন্দু
ashru bindu
CACatalà
llàgrima
lah-gree-mah
ELΕλληνικά
δάκρυ
thah-kree
ESEspañol
lágrima
LAH-gree-mah
FISuomi
kyynel
kyoo-neh-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
tetes air mata
teh-tehs ah-ir mah-tah
IGIG
mmiri anya
mee-mee ah-nyah
ITItaliano
lacrimita
lah-kree-MEE-tah
KKKK
көз жасы
kohz zhah-sy
KO한국어
눈물방울
nun-mul-bahng-ool
MSBahasa Melayu
air mata
ah-ir mah-tah
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်ရည်မှုန်
myeh-reh-hmone
NLNederlands
traan
trahhn
PAPA
ਅੱਖ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ
akkh da paani
PTPortuguês
lacrimeja
lah-KREE-meh-jah
RORomână
lacrimă
lah-kree-mah
RUРусский
слезинка
slee-ZEEN-kah
SWKiswahili
machozi
mah-choh-zee
TEతెలుగు
కన్నీటి బిందువు
kannīṭi binduvu
THไทย
หยดน้ำตา
yot nahm tah
TRTürkçe
gözyaşı
goh-zhyah-sh
UKУкраїнська
сльоза
slee-zah
VITiếng Việt
giọt nước mắt
zohp nuhk-ah măt
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ omi
oh-roh oh-mee