noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈæŋklət/without æ-raising
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/ˈeɪ̯ŋklət/æ-raising
/ˈɛ̃ŋklət/æ-raising
CMU ARPABET:AE1 NG K L IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An ankle sock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
an ornament worn around the ankle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ankle bracelet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bracelet, bangle
4
noun
Meaning 4
a sock that reaches just above the ankle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sock
5
noun
Meaning 5
a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shoe
History
Etymology
From ankle + -et, based on bracelet.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
خَلْخَال
(ḵalḵāl)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Central Bikol:
baksal
— a bracelet at the ankle
Catalan:
turmellera
— a bracelet at the ankle
Chinese Mandarin:
腳鐲 /脚镯
(jiǎozhuó)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Chinese Mandarin:
腳鏈 /脚链
(jiǎoliàn)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Czech:
nákotník
— a bracelet at the ankle
Czech:
řetízek na kotník
— a bracelet at the ankle
Danish:
ankelkæde
— a bracelet at the ankle
Dutch:
enkelband
— a bracelet at the ankle
Esperanto:
krurringo
— a bracelet at the ankle
Finnish:
nilkkakoru
— a bracelet at the ankle
Finnish:
nilkkarengas
— a bracelet at the ankle
French:
jambelet
— a bracelet at the ankle
French:
bracelet de cheville
— a bracelet at the ankle
French:
chaîne de cheville
— a bracelet at the ankle
German:
Fußkette
— a bracelet at the ankle
German:
Fußband
— a bracelet at the ankle
Ancient Greek:
περισφύριον
(perisphúrion)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Hindi:
पायल
(pāyal)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Hungarian:
bokalánc
— a bracelet at the ankle
Irish:
bráisléad murnáin
— a bracelet at the ankle
Italian:
cavigliera
— a bracelet at the ankle
Japanese:
アンクレット
(ankuretto)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Kannada:
ತಂಡೆ
(taṇḍe)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Korean:
발찌
(baljji)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Lü:
ᦶᦛᧃᦎᦲᧃ
(v̇aenṫiin)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Lü:
ᦷᦂᧂᧈᦃᦱ
(k̇ong1ẋaa)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Malay:
gelang kaki
— a bracelet at the ankle
Malayalam:
പാദസരം
(pādasaraṁ)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Malayalam:
കൊലുസ്
(kolusŭ)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Marathi:
पैंजण
(paiñjaṇ)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Māori:
kōmore
— a bracelet at the ankle
Persian:
پایابرنجن
(pây-abranjan)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Polish:
bransoleta na kostkę
— a bracelet at the ankle
Portuguese:
tornozeleira
— a bracelet at the ankle
Punjabi:
ਝਾਂਜਰ
(jhāñjar)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Punjabi:
جھان٘جَر
(jhāṉjar)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Russian:
ножно́й брасле́т
(nožnój braslét)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Russian:
цепо́чка на ноге́
(cepóčka na nogé)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Spanish:
ajorca de tobillo
— a bracelet at the ankle
Spanish:
tobillera
— a bracelet at the ankle
Spanish:
carcax (karkash)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Swedish:
vristlänk
— a bracelet at the ankle
Tamil:
கொலுசு
(kolucu)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Telugu:
అందె
(ande)
— a bracelet at the ankle
Turkish:
ayak bilekliği
— a bracelet at the ankle
Turkish:
ayak bileziği
— a bracelet at the ankle
Turkish:
ayak zinciri
— a bracelet at the ankle
Turkish:
halhal
— a bracelet at the ankle
Ottoman Turkish:
خلخال
(halhal)
— a bracelet at the ankle
