Definition
A medicinal ointment or balm applied to the eyes to soothe, heal, or treat eye infections and irritations.
Etymology
Compound of 'eye' and 'salve' (from Old English 'sealf,' related to Germanic healing ointments). Medical term for topical eye treatments.
Kelly Says
Biblical references to eyesalve go back thousands of years—Colosseum Romans used saffron eyesalve, and ancient Egypt had antimony-based formulas that actually worked against infections.
Translations
ARالعربية
مستحضرة للعين
mæs.taħ.dˤˈra ləl ʕajn
DADansk
øjnemedicin
ɶj.nɛ.dɪ.ʃin
DEDeutsch
Augentropfen
ˈaʊɡn.tʁɔp.fən
ESEspañol
ungüento para los ojos
uŋ.ˈɣe.nto pa.ɾa lo.s o.ˈxos
FISuomi
silmävettä
silmævettæ
FRFrançais
onguent pour les yeux
ɔ̃.ɡɛ̃ pʊʁ le ʒø
HIहिन्दी
आंख का दवा
aːŋkʰ kɑ dɑvɑ
IDBahasa Indonesia
susu mata
su.su ma.ta
ITItaliano
unguento per gli occhi
uŋ.ˈɣe.nto pɛr ɡli o.ˈkki
MSBahasa Melayu
mata
mata
MYမြန်မာ
နှုတ်ခမ်း
n̥ʊʔkʰa̰m
NLNederlands
ogenzalf
oːɣənzɑlf
NONorsk
øynemedisin
œynɛ.dɪ.ʃɪn
PTPortuguês
unguento para os olhos
uŋ.ˈɣe.ntu pɐ ɔs o.ˈʎuʃ
RUРусский
глазная мазь
ɡˈlaznɑjə mɐzʲ
SVSvenska
ögonvatten
œɡɔn.vat.tən
TRTürkçe
göz merhemi
ɟœz meɾ.ˈhemi
VITiếng Việt
sữa mắt
sua maːt