Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شمعدان (şemdan) (Turkish şamdan), from Persian شمعدان (šam'dân), compound of Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ) + Persian ـدان (-dân).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

шандан (šandanm

  1. (archaic) candleholder
    Synonym: свеќник (sveḱnik)

Declension edit