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Chinese
Etymology
Attested in 1866 as 電氣燈 in a diary of a Chinese delegate to Europe, Bin Chun:
用電氣燈照耀樓臺異光奪目。
用电气灯照耀楼台异光夺目。 - From: 斌椿《乘槎筆記》1866
- Yòng diànqìdēng zhàoyào lóutái yì guāng duómù.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Pronunciation
Noun
電燈
- (electric) light; lamp
- 電燈開關/电灯开关 ― diàndēng kāiguān ― light switch
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Derived terms
Japanese
Noun
電燈 • (dentō)
- Kyūjitai form of 電灯: light, electric light
Korean
Noun
電燈 • (jeondeung) (hangeul 전등)
- hanja form? of 전등 (“light, lamp”)