Definition
A small hole with a metal or fabric ring around it, used in shoes or fabric for threading laces or rope through.
Etymology
From Old French oillet, from 'oil' (eye), with the diminutive suffix '-et' meaning 'small.' Originally meant 'little eye' because the opening resembles a pupil.
Kelly Says
Your shoe's eyelets are still called 'eyes' in French (oillet), and this name stuck because medieval people thought a row of eyelets on a shoe looked like a series of watching eyes—which is kind of creepy when you think about it.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እይን አይነት
ey-n ay-net
BNবাংলা
চোখের ছোট্ট ফাঁক
cho-ker chot-to fank
CACatalà
forat de l'ull
fo-rat de l-ull
ELΕλληνικά
σφραγίδα
sfra-gi-da
ESEspañol
ojales
oh-hah-les
FAفارسی
سوراخ چشم
so-raakh cheshm
FISuomi
silmäreiä
sil-mä-rei-ä
FRFrançais
œillet
weh-yay
GUGU
આંખનું નાનું gaat
aan-khnu na-nu gaat
HAHA
gidan ido
gee-dan ee-do
HIहिन्दी
बटन छेद
bat-tun ched
HUMagyar
szemgomblyuk
szeh-gom-bly-ook
IDBahasa Indonesia
lubang mata
lu-bang ma-ta
IGIG
nkwu anya
nkwu a-nya
ITItaliano
occhiello
ok-khee-e-lo
KKKK
көзінің арқасы
ko-zi-ni-ng ar-ka-sy
KMKM
ស្វាយក្បាល
svay-k-bal
MRMR
आखीचा छिद्र
a-khi-cha chid-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
lubang mata
lu-bang ma-ta
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်စိ လုပ်ငန်း
my-et-si lo-p-yan
NLNederlands
ooggaatje
oog-gah-tje
NONorsk
øyehull
oy-yuh-ll
PAPA
ਅੰਖ ਦਾ ਛੋਟਾ gaat
an-kh da chhot-ta gaat
PLPolski
ocówka
oh-chow-kah
RORomână
găuriță
gah-oo-ri-tsa
RUРусский
глазлик
glaz-lik
SWKiswahili
shimo la macho
shee-mo la ma-cho
TAதமிழ்
கண்ணுக்கான துளை
kan-nu-ka-nan thulai
TEతెలుగు
చెవులలోని చిన్న ఖాళీ
chevu-lo-ni chin-na khaali
TLTL
butas ng mata
boo-tas ng ma-ta
TRTürkçe
göz deliği
goz deh-li-geh
UKУкраїнська
очко
oh-chko
URاردو
آنکھ کا چھوٹا سوراخ
an-kh ka chho-ta so-raakh
VITiếng Việt
lỗ mắt
loh mat
YOYO
àwọn ìdá
aw-on ee-da
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-g-qo-ko