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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesपलक
Pronunciation / Transliteration: palak
"उसकी पलकें लंबी हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An eyelash, referring to the short hairs growing on the edge of the eyelids.
"Ela fechou os olhos e uma lágrima escorreu por sua pestana." - 2
A small flange, rim, or projecting edge on a mechanical component or tool.
"A pestana da peça metálica precisa ser ajustada com precisão."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Portuguese and Galician-Portuguese, the term stems from the Late Latin 'postīna', a phonetic development of 'postūna', ultimately related to post or threshold. Over centuries in Iberian languages, it shifted primarily to mean eyelash or the small rim of an object, and also established itself as a well-known topographic surname.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pestana" is said worldwide
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cils
Transliteration: /sil/
"Elle a de longs cils."
Wimper
Transliteration: /ˈvɪmpɐ/
"Sie hat lange Wimpern."
ciglio
Transliteration: /ˈtʃiʎ.ʎo/
"Ha un ciglio nell'occhio."
pestaña
Transliteration: /pesˈtaɲa/
"Se le metió una pestaña en el ojo."
pestana
Transliteration: /peʃˈtɐnɐ/
"Ela piscou a pestana rapidamente."
पलक
Transliteration: palak
"उसकी पलकें लंबी हैं।"
睫毛
Transliteration: jiémáo
"她有长长的睫毛。"
속눈썹
Transliteration: sonunsseop
"그녀는 긴 속눈썹을 가지고 있다."
まつげ
Transliteration: matsuge
"彼女はまつげが長いです。"
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