Cockeyes

/ˈkɑkaɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cockeye; multiple instances of eyes that are misaligned, turned, or crossed in direction.

Etymology

Plural form of cockeye, following standard English pluralization. Used to describe people or animals with this eye condition.

Kelly Says

Historically, sailors with cockeyes were sometimes preferred on ships—their vision was thought to help them spot distant objects or enemies in different directions simultaneously, leading to folk beliefs about the utility of misaligned vision.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶሮ አይን
doro ay-n
ARالعربية
عيون الدجاج
ayyun ad-dajaj
BNবাংলা
মুরগির চোখ
mur-gir chokh
CACatalà
ulls de gall
ulls deh gall
CSČeština
kohoutí oči
koh-oo-tee oh-chee
DADansk
hønsøjne
hoens-oyne
DEDeutsch
Hahn mit roten Augen
hahn mit ro-ten ow-gen
ELΕλληνικά
μάτια κοκκινου
ma-tee-a kok-ki-noo
ESEspañol
ojos de gallo
o-hos deh GAL-loh
FAفارسی
چشم مرغ
cha-sham morgh
FISuomi
kalkkunnens silmät
kalkku-nen-s il-maht
FRFrançais
coqs à l'œil
kok ah l'wɛl
GUGU
મુળાના આંખ
mu-la-na aan-kh
HAHA
idanu goro
i-da-nu go-ro
HEעברית
עיני תרנגול
ay-ney te-ran-gol
HIहिन्दी
मुर्गे के आँखें
murge ke aankhen
HUMagyar
kakas szeme
ka-kas seh-meh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mata ayam
ma-ta a-yam
IGIG
anwụ ńkwụ
an-wu ńkw-u
ITItaliano
occhi di gallo
och-chi di GAL-loh
JA日本語
鶏の赤い目
tori no akai me
KKKK
құс көздері
qu-s k-ze-deri
KMKM
ភ្នែករង
p'hnea-ek ro-ng
KO한국어
닭의 붉은 눈
dak-ui bul-geun nun
MRMR
मुळाच्या डोळ्या
mu-la-cha do-lya
MSBahasa Melayu
mata ayam
ma-ta a-yam
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြီး အမျိုး
chaw-kye-jee a-myo
NLNederlands
haanoogjes
haan-oo-gjes
NONorsk
hønseøyne
hoen-seh-oyne
PAPA
ਮੁਰਗੇ ਦੇ ਅੱਖ
mur-gay deh akh
PLPolski
oczy koguta
och-zi ko-gut
PTPortuguês
olhos de galo
o-lhos deh GAL-oh
RORomână
ochii de cocoș
och-ee deh ko-cosh
RUРусский
красные глаза петуха
krasnye glaza petyukha
SVSvenska
tuppögon
tupp-oh-gon
SWKiswahili
macho ya kuku
ma-cho ya ku-ku
TAதமிழ்
கோழி கண்ணு
ko-zhi kan-nu
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్ల కళ్ళు
guud-la kal-lu
THไทย
ตาไก่
ta-kai
TLTL
mata ng manok
ma-ta ng ma-nok
TRTürkçe
süslenmiş tavuklar
syys-le-nish tavuk-lar
UKУкраїнська
очі півня
och-i piv-nya
URاردو
چڑیاں دے آنکھ
cha-ri-yan de aan-kh
VITiếng Việt
mắt gà
mat ga
YOYO
oko agbon
o-ko ag-bon
ZH中文
公鸡红眼
gōngjī hóngyǎn
ZUZU
imfihlo yethu
im-fih-hlo ye-thu

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