Definition
A room, closet, or designated area in a medieval household for storing ewers and table service equipment.
Etymology
From 'ewer' plus the locative suffix '-y' (indicating a place). This is a specialized medieval term for a specific room in large households.
Kelly Says
The 'ewery' was positioned near dining rooms in castles and manors because quick access to clean water for handwashing was essential before and after meals—architectural evidence of how central cleanliness rituals were to medieval life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ውሃ አምጥ
wuh-ha am-t
BNবাংলা
পানির পাত্র
pa-ni-r pa-tr
CACatalà
ampolla d'aigua
am-pol-la deh a-i-gwa
CSČeština
kanystr
ka-nystr
DADansk
vandkrug
vond-kroog
DEDeutsch
Wasserkrug
vasser-kroog
ELΕλληνικά
κανάτα
ka-na-ta
ESEspañol
almacén de agua
al-mah-sen deh ah-gwah
FISuomi
vesikruuki
ve-si-kroo-kee
GUGU
પીણાના વાસણ
pee-na-na va-san
HAHA
kwanin ruwa
kwan-in roo-wa
HEעברית
כלי מים
klee mayim
HIहिन्दी
पानी का बर्तन
paani ka bartaan
HUMagyar
vízdízel
vee-dee-zel
IDBahasa Indonesia
tempat air
tem-pat air
IGIG
akwụkwọ mmiri
ak-wuk-wo m-miri
ITItaliano
brocca
broh-kah
JA日本語
水差し
みずさし (mizu-sashi)
KKKK
сууық су
soo-yik soo
KMKM
ប្រអប់ទឹក
bra-ap tu-ek
MRMR
पाण्याचे पात्र
paanya-ache paatra
MSBahasa Melayu
tempat air
tem-pat air
NLNederlands
waterkan
vuh-ter-kan
NONorsk
vannkrukke
van-kroo-keh
PAPA
ਪਾણી ਦਾ ਬਰਤਨ
paani da bartaan
PTPortuguês
garrafa de água
gah-rah-fa deh ah-gwah
RORomână
burete
bu-reh-teh
RUРусский
кувшин
kush-vin
SVSvenska
vattenkruka
vatten-kroo-kah
SWKiswahili
kikombe cha maji
ki-kom-beh cha ma-jee
TAதமிழ்
நீர்ப்பானை
neer-paan-ai
TEతెలుగు
నీటి పాత్ర
neeti paatra
THไทย
ภาชนะใส่น้ำ
pha-chan sai na-m
TLTL
mga lalagyan ng tubig
mga la-la-g-yan ng tub-ig
TRTürkçe
su şişesi
soo sheh-sheh-si
UKУкраїнська
кувшин
kush-vin
URاردو
پانی کا برتن
paani ka bartaan
VITiếng Việt
bình đựng nước
binh đựng nuoc
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ìràn
o-po-i i-ran
ZUZU
izigqwa ezomlilo
ee-zig-gwa eh-zom-lee-loh