lampstand

English

Etymology

lamp +‎ stand

Noun

lampstand (plural lampstands)

1. 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)