noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
plural of earphone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Plural of earphone.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَمَّاعَات
(sammāʕāt)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Armenian:
ականջակալ
(akanǰakal)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Azerbaijani:
qulaqlıq
— small speakers worn over the ears
Belarusian:
наву́шнікі
(navúšniki)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Bulgarian:
слу́шалки
(slúšalki)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Burmese:
နားကြပ်
(na:krap)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Catalan:
auriculars
— small speakers worn over the ears
Chechen:
ладугӏургаш
(laduğurgaš)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Chinese Cantonese:
耳機 /耳机
(ji5 gei1)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Chinese Mandarin:
耳機 /耳机
(ěrjī)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Czech:
špunty
— small speakers worn over the ears
Danish:
øretelefon
— small speakers worn over the ears
Dutch:
oortelefoon
— small speakers worn over the ears
Esperanto:
aŭskultiloj
— small speakers worn over the ears
Esperanto:
orelaŭskultiloj
— small speakers worn over the ears
Estonian:
kõrvaklapid
— small speakers worn over the ears
Finnish:
kuulokkeet
— small speakers worn over the ears
French:
écouteurs
— small speakers worn over the ears
Georgian:
ყურსასმენები
(q̇ursasmenebi)
— small speakers worn over the ears
German:
Ohrhörer
— small speakers worn over the ears
Greek:
ακουστικά
(akoustiká)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Hebrew:
אָזְנִית
(oznít)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Hindi:
आकर्णक
(ākarṇak)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Hindi:
हेडफ़ोन
(heḍfon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Hungarian:
fejhallgató
— small speakers worn over the ears
Hungarian:
fülhallgató
— small speakers worn over the ears
Indonesian:
penyuara kuping
— small speakers worn over the ears
Indonesian:
fon telinga
— small speakers worn over the ears
Irish:
cluasáin
— small speakers worn over the ears
Italian:
cuffie
— small speakers worn over the ears
Japanese:
イヤフォン
(iyafon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Japanese:
イヤホン
(iyahon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Japanese:
ヘッドフォン
(heddofon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Kazakh:
құлаққап
(qūlaqqap)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Kazakh:
тыңдауыр
(tyñdauyr)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Korean:
이어폰
(ieopon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Korean:
헤드폰
(hedeupon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Latin:
auscultābulum
— small speakers worn over the ears
Macedonian:
слушалки
(slušalki)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Malay:
fon telinga
— small speakers worn over the ears
Mongolian:
чихэвч
(čixevč)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Norwegian Bokmål:
hodetelefon
— small speakers worn over the ears
Pannonian Rusyn:
слухалки
(sluxalki)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Iranian Persian:
گوشی
(guši)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Iranian Persian:
هِدْفون
(hedfon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Polish:
słuchawki
— small speakers worn over the ears
Portuguese:
fones
— small speakers worn over the ears
Portuguese:
auriculares
— small speakers worn over the ears
Portuguese:
fones de ouvido
— small speakers worn over the ears
Romanian:
căști
— small speakers worn over the ears
Russian:
нау́шники
(naúšniki)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Serbo-Croatian:
слушалице
— small speakers worn over the ears
Serbo-Croatian:
slušalice
— small speakers worn over the ears
Slovak:
slúchadlá
— small speakers worn over the ears
Spanish:
auriculares
— small speakers worn over the ears
Spanish:
audífonos
— small speakers worn over the ears
Swedish:
hörlur
— small speakers worn over the ears
Thai:
หูฟัง
(hǔu-fang)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Turkish:
kulaklık
— small speakers worn over the ears
Ukrainian:
наву́шники
(navúšnyky)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Urdu:
ہیڈ فون
(heḍ fon)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Urdu:
ہیڈ فونْز
(heḍ fonz)
— small speakers worn over the ears
Vietnamese:
tai nghe
— small speakers worn over the ears
Vietnamese:
ê-cút-tơ
— small speakers worn over the ears