lampstand

English

Etymology

lamp +‎ stand

Noun

lampstand (plural lampstands)

A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.
- 1967, R. D. Laing, The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise:
  What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand?

Translations

lamp holder

Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܡܙܡܟܐ m, ܡܢܪܬܐ f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 燈臺／灯台 (zh) (dēngtái), 燈座／灯座 (zh) (dēngzuò)
Finnish: lampunjalka
Greek:
Ancient: λυχνοῦχος m (lukhnoûkhos), λυχνίδιον n (lukhnídion)
Gujarati: દીવી (dīvī), સમેદાની (samedānī)
Kolami: జల్కెర (jalkera)
Latin: lychnūchus
Malagasy: fanaovan-jiro (mg)
Old Church Slavonic: свѣщило (svěštilo)

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