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butter lamp

/ˈbʌtər læmp/ /ˈbʌtə læmp/
noun
GeneralReligion
  1. 1 tereyağı kandili countable

Definition (English)

A small lamp filled with clarified yak butter and a wick, lit in long rows on Bhutanese and Tibetan altars and at festivals as offerings to the deities.

Example Sentences

  1. Rows of butter lamps lined the courtyard during the night vigil.
    Gece nöbeti sırasında avluyu tereyağı kandili sıraları çevreliyordu.
  2. A butter lamp can burn for several hours before refilling.
    Bir tereyağı kandili, yeniden doldurulmadan önce birkaç saat yanabilir.

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