洋灯

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
洋	灯
よう Grade: 3	とう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
洋燈 (kyūjitai)

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements 洋 (yō, “western, European”) + 灯 (tō, “torch, lamp, lighting”).

Noun

洋(よう)灯(とう) • (yōtō) ^{←やうとう (yautou)?}

1. a western-style oil lamp
2. more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp

Synonyms

• ランプ (ranpu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
洋	灯
Grade: 3	Grade: 4
irregular

Alternative spelling
洋燈 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Dutch lamp, Middle Dutch lampe, later English lamp.

Noun

洋灯(ランプ) • (ranpu) 

1. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: a western-style oil lamp
2. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp

Usage notes

Spelled in katakana as ランプ in modern usage.