wand

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
2. An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
3. A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
4. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
5. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.

Verb

1. To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
2. To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).

Hevwate

baton

rod

stick

staff

scepter

sceptre

cane

pole

switch

verge

mace

truncheon

supple stick

ferule

twig

ingot

drub

crozier

shaft

sprig

crook

conductor’s baton

bow

🙇

birch

bandy

bar

walking stick

yard

mahlstick

long handle

perch

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/wɒnd/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: wand

Hevwate bi îzlendî: vendi

Hevwate bi danmarkî: vånd

Hevwate bi almanî: Wand

Hevwate bi Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃

In summary

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).

Hevok

The S . W . A . T . entry team used an optical wand to observe the proceedings behind the door .

The S.A.T. Tîmê ketinê wiya optîkî bikar anî da ku dozên li pişt derî bigire.