candil

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

candil (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.

candil m (plural candis)

1. a small lantern

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

candil m (plural candis)

1. (historical) candy (unit of mass)

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

candil m (plural candiles)

1. lamp