earring en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈiːɹɪŋ/ NG-coalescence
- /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ NG-coalescence
- /ˈiːɹɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
- [ˈiːɾɪŋ] (Scotland)
- /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛːɹɪŋ/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
- /ˈiəɹəŋ/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈjøːɾɪŋ/ (Wales)
- /ˈiːɾɪŋ/ (Wales)
- /ˈɪəɹɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
- /ˈɪɹɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈiɾɪŋ/ (Scotland)
- [ˈiə̯ɹiŋ] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈɪːɹɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
From Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to ear + ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Low German Ohrring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Danish ørering (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).
Meanings
- A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earing | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ear-ring | alternative | lexicographic | |
| earrings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
earringed · earringless · pierced earring · slave earring · chandelier earring · hoop earring · drop earring
Relateds
Translations (230)
lv auskars (piece of jewelry) · txb klautsaiñe (piece of jewelry) · bg обица́ (piece of jewelry) · fa-ira گوشْوارِه (piece of jewelry) · nn øyredobbe (piece of jewelry) · dlg ытырга (piece of jewelry) · la inauris (piece of jewelry) · ket оӄтан ~ оӄтон (piece of jewelry) · cy clustlws (piece of jewelry) · sh мѝнђуша (piece of jewelry) · mhr алга (piece of jewelry) · sh nàušnica (piece of jewelry) · es pendiente (piece of jewelry) · sva ლეშდმა̈რ (piece of jewelry) · pl kolczyk (piece of jewelry) · pt brinco (piece of jewelry) · nrf boucl'ye d'ouothelle (piece of jewelry) · aii ܩܢܲܫܬܵܐ (piece of jewelry) · rm uraglin (piece of jewelry) · uz zirak (piece of jewelry) · ur کان کی بالی (piece of jewelry) · mk менѓуша (piece of jewelry) · yi וירינגל (piece of jewelry) · xnb sasanang tʉkʉ (piece of jewelry) · ast areta (piece of jewelry) · kmr guhar (piece of jewelry) · uli chiuchiu (piece of jewelry) · hsn 環子 /环子 (piece of jewelry) · fy earring (piece of jewelry) · csb ùsznica (piece of jewelry) · km ក្រវិល (piece of jewelry) · ky сырга (piece of jewelry) · ce хьалкханаш (piece of jewelry) · gl brinco (piece of jewelry) · ast perendengue (piece of jewelry) · war ariyos (piece of jewelry) · hy ականջօղ (piece of jewelry) · km កុណ្ឌល (piece of jewelry) · pag ikaw (piece of jewelry) · oc pendent (piece of jewelry) · izh tiltukas (piece of jewelry) · sh rȋnčica (piece of jewelry) · ckb گوارھ (piece of jewelry) · szl zauszńica (piece of jewelry) · pam tingga (piece of jewelry) · tr küpe (piece of jewelry) · mdh pamalang (piece of jewelry) · uk сере́жка (piece of jewelry) · srn yesilinga (piece of jewelry) · bg обеца́ (piece of jewelry) · tk gulakhalka (piece of jewelry) · ang ēarhring (piece of jewelry) · it orecchino (piece of jewelry) · arz حلقة (piece of jewelry) · et kõrvarõngas (piece of jewelry) · ml കമ്മൽ (piece of jewelry) · rup tsirtselj (piece of jewelry) · rm rentga d'ureglia (piece of jewelry) · inh гӏалкха (piece of jewelry) · hy օղ (piece of jewelry) · lzz ყუჯიში (piece of jewelry) · za soij (piece of jewelry) · scn ricchina (piece of jewelry) · nl oorring (piece of jewelry) · rm urachin (piece of jewelry) · os хъусцӕг (piece of jewelry) · da ørering (piece of jewelry) · nb øredobbe (piece of jewelry) · kk сырға (piece of jewelry) · vi bông tai (piece of jewelry) · bho बाली (piece of jewelry) · nog сырга (piece of jewelry) · hi कान की बाली (piece of jewelry) · hil aritos (piece of jewelry) · ne झुम्का (piece of jewelry) · mi iaringi (piece of jewelry) · af oorkrabbetjie (piece of jewelry) · fr boucle d'oreille (piece of jewelry) · eo orelringo (piece of jewelry) · rup dzirdzeljiu (piece of jewelry) · dsb zawušnik (piece of jewelry) · bbl საყურე̂ (piece of jewelry) · te చెవిపోగు (piece of jewelry) · he עָגִיל (piece of jewelry) · tl arilyos (piece of jewelry) · ce чӏагарш (piece of jewelry) · es zarcillo (piece of jewelry) · gv fainey chleayshey (piece of jewelry) · kix tàu (piece of jewelry) · mk о́бетка (piece of jewelry) · hak 耳環 /耳环 (piece of jewelry) · io oreloringo (piece of jewelry) · az sırğa (piece of jewelry) · nv jaatłʼóół (piece of jewelry) · gd fàinne-chluaise (piece of jewelry) · sk náušnica (piece of jewelry) · lt auskaras (piece of jewelry) · rup tsirtseljiu (piece of jewelry) · grc πλάστρον (piece of jewelry) · ug سۆكە (piece of jewelry) · ceb ariyos (piece of jewelry) · fi korvarengas (piece of jewelry) · my နားကွင်း (piece of jewelry) · vi khuyên (piece of jewelry) · my နားကပ် (piece of jewelry) · vi hoa tai (piece of jewelry) · ar قُرْط (piece of jewelry) · bcl hikaw (piece of jewelry) · id subang (piece of jewelry) · sh mìnđuša (piece of jewelry) · af oorkrawwetjie (piece of jewelry) · mfe zanon (piece of jewelry) · eu belarritako (piece of jewelry) · lld rucin (piece of jewelry) · sw kipuli (piece of jewelry) · uz isirgʻa (piece of jewelry) · fa-ira مَنْگوش (piece of jewelry) · be заву́шніца (piece of jewelry) · rm rentga (piece of jewelry) · ur جُھمْکا (piece of jewelry) · fo oyrnalokkur (piece of jewelry) · tg гӯшвора (piece of jewelry) · mnp 耳釘 /耳钉 (piece of jewelry) · cdo 耳環 /耳环 (piece of jewelry) · rm pandarliez (piece of jewelry) · gl cercelo (piece of jewelry) · ar حَلَق (piece of jewelry) · cs náušnice (piece of jewelry) · alt сырга (piece of jewelry) · sv örhänge (piece of jewelry) · ko 이어링 (piece of jewelry) · nan-hbl 耳環 /耳环 (piece of jewelry) · es aro (piece of jewelry) · tl hikaw (piece of jewelry) · de Ohrring (piece of jewelry) · cmn 耳環 /耳环 (piece of jewelry) · mrw pamrang (piece of jewelry) · crh sırğa (piece of jewelry) · sa कर्णवेष्ट (piece of jewelry) · sw bali (piece of jewelry) · el σκουλαρίκι (piece of jewelry) · yue 耳環 /耳环 (piece of jewelry) · wuu 耳環 /耳环 (piece of jewelry) · sw hereni (piece of jewelry) · rup ver (piece of jewelry) · rup dzirdzelj (piece of jewelry) · fy earbel (piece of jewelry) · enm ere ryng (piece of jewelry) · mr कानातले (piece of jewelry) · es arito (piece of jewelry) · vi khuyên tai (piece of jewelry) · ms anting-anting (piece of jewelry) · rup minghiush (piece of jewelry) · es caravana (piece of jewelry) · bua һиихэ (piece of jewelry) · nb øredobb (piece of jewelry) · ba алҡа (piece of jewelry) · grc ἐνώτιον (piece of jewelry) · rm ureglin (piece of jewelry) · ja 耳飾り (piece of jewelry) · uk ку́льчик (piece of jewelry) · pdt Uarinkj (piece of jewelry) · id anting-anting (piece of jewelry) · rup tsirtsel (piece of jewelry) · nn øyredobb (piece of jewelry) · bo རྣ་རྒྱན (piece of jewelry) · om lootii (piece of jewelry) · es pantalla (piece of jewelry) · af oorring (piece of jewelry) · mn ээмэг (piece of jewelry) · wuu 耳朵環 /耳朵环 (piece of jewelry) · nan-hbl 耳鉤 /耳钩 (piece of jewelry) · ba һырға (piece of jewelry) · hi बाली (piece of jewelry) · nl oorbel (piece of jewelry) · mi whakakai (piece of jewelry) · ilo aritos (piece of jewelry) · ur بالی (piece of jewelry) · lzz ოყუჯე (piece of jewelry) · kmr guhark (piece of jewelry) · th ตุ้มหู (piece of jewelry) · cst ponkói (piece of jewelry) · ta தோடு (piece of jewelry) · fo oyrnaringur (piece of jewelry) · ko 귀고리 (piece of jewelry) · acw حَلَق (piece of jewelry) · ain ニンカリ (piece of jewelry) · es chapa (piece of jewelry) · rup mãnghiush (piece of jewelry) · ilo lubay (piece of jewelry) · sl uhan (piece of jewelry) · ka საყურე (piece of jewelry) · gan 環子 /环子 (piece of jewelry) · ja イヤリング (piece of jewelry) · is eyrnalokkur (piece of jewelry) · av кӏиликӏ (piece of jewelry) · sh на̀ушница (piece of jewelry) · uk серга́ (piece of jewelry) · fi korvakoru (piece of jewelry) · xmf ოჸუჯე (piece of jewelry) · cop ⲕⲁϣⲁⲃⲉⲗ (piece of jewelry) · bn মাকড়ি (piece of jewelry) · lo ຕຸ້ມຫູ (piece of jewelry) · ha yari (piece of jewelry) · es arete (piece of jewelry) · th ต่างหู (piece of jewelry) · rm rintga (piece of jewelry) · hsn 耳環 /耳环 (piece of jewelry) · hu fülbevaló (piece of jewelry) · sh ри̑нчица (piece of jewelry) · ga fáinne cluaise (piece of jewelry) · sq vathë (piece of jewelry) · af oorbel (piece of jewelry) · lb Ouerrank (piece of jewelry) · ca arracada (piece of jewelry) · gl pendente (piece of jewelry) · ru серёжка (piece of jewelry) · csb zaùsznica (piece of jewelry) · ug يىگىنە (piece of jewelry) · ast pendiente (piece of jewelry) · km កន្ទល់ (piece of jewelry) · nv jaaʼ bigháníʼáhí (piece of jewelry) · pcc soic (piece of jewelry) · ro cercel (piece of jewelry) · ms subang (piece of jewelry) · csb óring (piece of jewelry) · ru серьга́ (piece of jewelry) · chr ᎠᏟᎠᏙ (piece of jewelry) · tt сырга (piece of jewelry) · km ក្រវិលត្រចៀក (piece of jewelry)