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