Candle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪsˈaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪsˈaɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈændəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

candela cd wax light taper standard candle

Parts of Speech

noun	stick of wax with a wick in the middle
noun	the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
verb	examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Word Forms

candle	verb	examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
candle	noun	the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kerze

Wachsstab mit einem Docht in der Mitte

🇫🇷French

bougie

bâton de cire avec une mèche au milieu

🇪🇸Spanish

vela

barra de cera con una mecha en el medio

🇮🇹Italian

candela

bastoncino di cera con uno stoppino al centro

🇳🇱Dutch

kaars

wasstokje met een lont in het midden

🇵🇹Portuguese

vela

bastão de cera com um pavio no meio

🇷🇺Russian

свеча

восковая палочка с фитилем посередине

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोमबत्ती

बीच में एक बाती के साथ मोम की छड़ी

🇧🇩Bengali

মোমবাতি

মাঝখানে একটি বাতি দিয়ে মোমের লাঠি

🇮🇳Tamil

மெழுகுவர்த்தி

நடுவில் ஒரு விக் கொண்ட மெழுகு குச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

కొవ్వొత్తి

మధ్యలో ఒక విక్ తో మైనపు కర్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

मेणबत्ती

मध्यभागी एक वात असलेली मेणाची काठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

મીણબત્તી

મધ્યમાં વાટ સાથે મીણની લાકડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಣದಬತ್ತಿ

ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬತ್ತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮೇಣದ ಕೋಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെഴുകുതിരി

നടുവിൽ ഒരു തിരിയുള്ള മെഴുക് വടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਮਬੱਤੀ

ਮੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਬੱਤੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਮੋਮ ਦੀ ਸੋਟੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

موم بتی

وسط میں ایک بتی کے ساتھ موم کی چھڑی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜡烛

中间有灯芯的蜡棒

🇯🇵Japanese

キャンドル

真ん中に芯のあるワックスの棒

🇰🇷Korean

양초

중앙에 심지가 있는 왁스 막대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nến

que sáp có bấc ở giữa

🇹🇭Thai

เทียน

แท่งขี้ผึ้งที่มีไส้ตะเกียงอยู่ตรงกลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lilin

sebatang lilin dengan sumbu di tengahnya

🇵🇭Filipino

kandila

stick ng wax na may mitsa sa gitna

🇲🇾Malay

lilin

batang lilin dengan sumbu di tengah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شمعة

عصا من الشمع مع فتيل في المنتصف

🇮🇷Persian

شمع

چوب موم با فتیله در وسط

🇹🇷Turkish

mum

ortasında fitil olan balmumu çubuğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֵר

מקל שעווה עם פתיל באמצע

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