haarakynttilä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A type of candle which has more than one, typically two to five, branches supported by a common stem in the manner of a candelabrum; this type of candle seems to originate from Sweden, where it is called grenljus (grenljus); in English they might be called "branched candle" but there's no established term for them.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish haara (branch, fork, split) + Finnish kynttilä (candle, candle's).

Origin

Finnish

kynttilä

Gloss

candle, candle's

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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