कंदील

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قندیل (qandīl), from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“candle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kən.d̪il/, [kən.d̪iːl]

Noun

कंदील • (kandīl) m

  1. lantern, lamp

Derived terms

  • कंदिलपुष्प (kandilpuṣpa)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कंदील”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कंदील”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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