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hanukkiah

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌxɑːnʊˈkiːə/ Ashkenazi
  • /h-/ Ashkenazi
  • /-əˈ-/ Ashkenazi
  • /xɑːnuːkiːˈ(j)ɑː/
  • /h-/
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noun

Meaning 1

A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חֲנֻכִּיָּה (khanukiyá).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: chanoekia — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Finnish: hanukia — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Galician: hanukía — nine-branched candelabrum
  • German: Chanukkia — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Hebrew: חֲנֻכִּיָּה (khanukiyá) — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Lithuanian: chanùkija — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Polish: chanukija — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Russian: ханукия́ (xanukijá) — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Russian: менора́т Ханука́ (menorát Xanuká) — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Spanish: januquiá — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Swedish: chanukkia — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Swedish: menora — nine-branched candelabrum
  • Yiddish: חנוכּה לאָמפּ (khanike lomp) — nine-branched candelabrum