candleとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English candel, from 古期英語 candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

発音

• (General American, Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkændəl/, /ˈkændl̩/
• 韻: -ændəl

名詞

candle (複数形 candles)

1. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

   light a candle

   blow out the candles on the birthday cake

   snuff out the candle

2. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
3. (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
4. (forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.

派生語

関連する語

派生した語

• Sranan Tongo: kandra
• → Chichewa: kandulo