kandil.
oil lamp, a simple vessel used to produce light from a liquid fuel source
Meaning & usage
oil lamp, a simple vessel used to produce light from a liquid fuel source
ellipsis of kandil gecesi (“holy night”)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قندیل (kandil, “oil lamp”), from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl, “lamp”), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κανδήλη (kandḗlē), ultimately from Latin candēla (“candle, taper”).
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