evil eye
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evil eye
- /ˌiːvl̩‿ˈaɪ/ UK
- /ˌiːvɪl-/ UK
- /ˌiv(ə)l̩‿ˈaɪ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English ivel eie (“evil eye; envy”), from Old English eage yfel, a calque of Latin oculus malus, from oculus (“eye”) + malus (“bad, evil, wicked; destructive, hurtful, injurious; unfavourable, unlucky”).
noun evil eyes
- A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people. an amulet to protect children from the evil eye.
- The charm used to ward off the evil eye; a nazar. Isma laughed, but Hira drew her shoulders in tighter, reached out to touch the evil eye that hung on her wall and which Isma had always assumed to be merely decorative.
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A look conveying disapproval, envy, hostility, etc.
Near-synonym: side-eye
Similar: bad eye, stink eye, see others there, side-eye
Translations
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noun wicked look conveying dislike or envy believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look
| Español | mal de ojo |
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| 한국어 | 사시 sasi, 사안 saan, 마안 maan |
| 日本語 | イーヴィルアイ īviruai, 邪眼 jagan, 邪視 jashi, 凶眼 kyōgan, 魔眼 magan |
| 中文 | 邪眼 xiéyǎn, 惡魔之眼 /恶魔之眼 è mó zhī yǎn, 土耳其之眼 tǔ ěr qí zhī yǎn |
| हिन्दी | दृष्टि दोष dŕṣṭi doṣ, नज़र nazar, नज़र लगना nazar lagnā |
| Kiswahili | jicho, jicho baya |
| Português | mau olhado, olho gordo |
| Français | mauvais œil |
| Deutsch | böser Blick |
| Italiano | malocchio, iettatura |
| Ελληνικά | βασκανία vaskanía, μάτιασμα mátiasma, μάτι máti |
| Română | deochi |
| Русский | дурно́й глаз durnój glaz, сглаз sglaz |
| العربية | عَيْن اَلْحَسُود ʕayn al-ḥasūd, عين حارّة ʿayn ḥārrah |
| עברית | עַיִן הָרַע 'áyin hará' |
noun pendant
| Ελληνικά | μάτι máti |
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