ciri

Meaning

a long, thick wax candle, often used in religious ceremonies

Concepts

candle

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vigil candle

vigil light

Translations

cierge

cirio

torchio

bougie

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kaars

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cero

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsi.ɾi]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cēreus

Cognate with French: cierge

Cognate with Italian: cero

Cognate with Spanish: cirio

In summary

Inherited from Latin cēreus (“of wax, waxen”) (compare French cierge, Italian cero, Spanish cirio), from cēra (“wax”). Doublet of ceri, a fully-learned borrowing.