candil
English
Noun
candil (plural candils)
- Alternative form of candy (“Indian unit of mass”)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiw/ [kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈdil/ [kɐ̃ˈdiɫ]
- Hyphenation: can‧dil
Etymology 1
From Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl). Cognate with Galician and Spanish candil and Turkish kandil.
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 قِنْدِيل (qindīl), ultimately of Latin origin. Doublet of candela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈdil/ [kãn̪ˈd̪il]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: can‧dil
Noun
candil m (plural candiles)
- lamp
Further reading
- “candil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014