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candil
candil
Portuguese
Noun
candil m (plural candis)
- a small lantern
Etymology 2
From Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).
Noun
candil m (plural candis)
- (historical) candy (unit of mass)
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic قَنْدِيل (qandīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“a candle”).
Noun
candil m (plural candiles)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
candil (1)