candil

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ˈdiɫ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ˈd͡ʒiw/
  • Hyphenation: can‧dil
candil (1)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَنْدِيل‎ (qandīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ‎ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“a candle”). Cognate of candeia.

Cognate with Galician candil, Spanish candil and Turkish kandil.

Noun

candil m (plural candis)

  1. a small lantern

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).

Noun

candil m (plural candis)

  1. (historical) candy (unit of mass)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَنْدِيل‎ (qandīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ‎ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“a candle”).

Noun

candil m (plural candiles)

  1. lamp
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