candia

See also: Candia

Macanese

Alternative forms

  • candêa
  • (theoretical) candía

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der.
Proto-Italic *kandēō
Latin candeō
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂
Proto-Italic *-ēlā
Latin -ēla
Latin candēla
Old Galician-Portuguese candea
Portuguese candeia
Macanese candia

    From Portuguese candeia. Cognate with Língua Geral Amazônica kandea.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kanˈdi.(j)a/

    Noun

    candia

    1. lamp, oil lamp
      sandê candia ― to turn on the lamp
    2. candle
      Synonym: (now rare) véla
      candia cera ― wax candle

    References

    • Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988), “candia”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 105
    • Senna Fernandes, Miguel; Baxter, Alan (2004), “candia”, in Maquista chapado: vocabulário e expressões do crioulo português de Macau [Maquista chapado: vocabulary and expressions from the Portuguese creole of Macau], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, →ISBN, page 32
    • “candia”, in “Lexicon”, in Macanese Library, 2024
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