Earrings are a universal accessory found in cultures around the world, and each language has its own term for these decorative items worn on the ears. Whether for fashion or traditional reasons, earrings hold a special place in many societies. Here is a look at how to say “earrings” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Vathë | Pronunciation: Vah-thuh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أقراط (Aqrat) | Pronunciation: Aq-raat
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Փայլակ (Paylak) | Pronunciation: Pah-y-lak
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Sırğa | Pronunciation: Sur-gah
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Belarritakoak | Pronunciation: Bel-arri-ta-koak
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Сяржанкі (Syarzhanki) | Pronunciation: Syar-zhan-ki
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – দুল (Dul) | Pronunciation: Dool
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Minđuše | Pronunciation: Min-dju-she
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Обеци (Obetsi) | Pronunciation: O-bet-si
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Arracades | Pronunciation: Ahr-ra-ca-des
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Náušnice | Pronunciation: Nau-sh-ni-tse
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Øreringe | Pronunciation: Uuh-ree-nguh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Oorbellen | Pronunciation: Oor-bel-len
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Earrings | Pronunciation: Ear-rings
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kõrvarõngad | Pronunciation: Kor-var-rong-ad
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – گوشواره (Gooshvareh) | Pronunciation: Goo-shva-reh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Korvakorut | Pronunciation: Kor-va-ko-rut
- French (🇫🇷) – Boucles d’oreilles | Pronunciation: Boo-cl dore-iy
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – საყურეები (Saq’ureebi) | Pronunciation: Sa-k’u-ree-bi
- German (🇩🇪) – Ohrringe | Pronunciation: Orr-rin-ge
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σκουλαρίκια (Skoularikia) | Pronunciation: Skoo-lar-ik-ia
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – עגילים (Agilim) | Pronunciation: Ah-gee-leem
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – झुमके (Jhumke) | Pronunciation: Jhoom-kay
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Fülbevaló | Pronunciation: Fool-be-va-lo
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Eyrringar | Pronunciation: Ey-rrin-gar
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Anting | Pronunciation: An-ting
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Cluaise | Pronunciation: Clu-a-she
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Orecchini | Pronunciation: Or-rek-ki-ni
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – イヤリング (Iyaringu) | Pronunciation: Ee-ya-rin-gu
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сырға (Syrğa) | Pronunciation: Sur-gah
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ក្រវិល (Kravil) | Pronunciation: Kra-vil
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 귀걸이 (Gwigori) | Pronunciation: Gwee-gol-ee
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Gûwî | Pronunciation: Goo-wee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сырга (Syrga) | Pronunciation: Sir-ga
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຕາສີ່ງ (Tah sing) | Pronunciation: Tah sing
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Auskari | Pronunciation: Ows-ka-ree
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Auskarai | Pronunciation: Ows-ka-rye
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ouereringer | Pronunciation: Oo-er-rin-ger
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Обетки (Obetki) | Pronunciation: O-bet-kee
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Subang | Pronunciation: Soo-bang
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Widnejn | Pronunciation: Wid-ney-n
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 耳环 (Ěrhuán) | Pronunciation: Er-hwan
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – कानातील (Kaanatil) | Pronunciation: Ka-na-teel
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Чихний бөгж (Chikhniy bögj) | Pronunciation: Cheekh-nee bog-zh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – मुन्द्रा (Mundra) | Pronunciation: Mun-dra
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Øredobber | Pronunciation: Uuh-re-dob-ber
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – غوږونکی (Ghwazonki) | Pronunciation: Ghwa-zon-kee
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – گوشواره (Gooshvareh) | Pronunciation: Goo-shva-reh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kolczyki | Pronunciation: Kol-chy-kee
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Brincos | Pronunciation: Brin-kos
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Cercei | Pronunciation: Cher-chay
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Серьги (Ser’gi) | Pronunciation: Ser-ghee
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Minđuše | Pronunciation: Min-dju-she
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – කරන් හුණු (Karan Hunu) | Pronunciation: Ka-ran Hu-nu
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Náušnice | Pronunciation: Nowsh-nit-se
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Uhani | Pronunciation: U-ha-ni
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Dhego-dheg | Pronunciation: Dhe-go-dheg
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Pendientes | Pronunciation: Pen-dyen-tes
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Herini | Pronunciation: He-ree-nee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Örhängen | Pronunciation: Ur-heng-en
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Гӯшвора (Gushvora) | Pronunciation: Goo-shvora
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – காதணி (Kadani) | Pronunciation: Ka-da-nee
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – చెవిపోగులు (Chevipogulu) | Pronunciation: Che-vi-po-gu-lu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ต่างหู (Tang hoo) | Pronunciation: Tahng hoo
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Küpe | Pronunciation: Koo-peh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Сережки (Serezhki) | Pronunciation: Se-rezh-kee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – بالیاں (Baliyan) | Pronunciation: Ba-lee-yan
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Sirk | Pronunciation: Sir-k
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Khuyên tai | Pronunciation: Khoo-yen tie
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Clustdlysau | Pronunciation: Kloost-dl-ysau