varanda

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾanda/ [baˈɾan̪.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Hyphenation: va‧ran‧da

Noun

varanda f (plural varandas)

1. banister, rail of a balcony; balustrade

   Synonym: balaustrada

2. rail or beam used to dry or air clothes or corn

   Synonym: tarandeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “varanda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “varanda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “varanda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese varanda.

Noun

varanda

1. veranda, balcony, porch

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Portuguese

varanda

Etymology

Uncertain due to apparent cognates in both Indo-Aryan and Romance. Earliest attestation in 1498.

theories

Possibly from Late Sanskrit वरण्ड (varaṇḍa, “heap of grass”), वरण्डक (varaṇḍaka, “wall”), Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀁𑀟 (varaṃḍa, “wall”), from which Turner derives Bengali বারান্দা (baranda), Hindustani बरंडा (baraṇḍā) / بَرَنْڈا (baranḍā, “veranda”), Marathi वरंड (varaṇḍa, “parapet”), Odia ଅରଣ୍ଡା (araṇḍā), Persian برآمده (barâmade).

Gonçalves Viana connects it to Latin vāra (“forked pole, tripod, trestle”) as in vara do castelo (“high part of a castle”). Similar words can also be found in Catalan barana (“railing”), Occitan and Spanish baranda.

Soares suggests that Portuguese influence in the 16th century brought about a semantic shift in Indo-Aryan, resulting in the architectural sense "gallery" in Hindi, Marathi, and other Indian languages.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾɐ̃.da/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
• Hyphenation: va‧ran‧da

Noun

varanda f (plural varandas)

1. balcony, veranda, terrace
2. porch

Derived terms

• varandim

Descendants

• Indo-Portuguese:
  • → English: veranda (see there for further descendants)
• → Arabic: فَارَنْدَة (fāranda)
• → Bengali: বারান্দা (baranda)
• → Indonesian: beranda
• → Kabuverdianu: varanda
• → Konkani: वारांद (vārānda)
• → Malayalam: വരാന്ത (varānta)
• → Tamil: வராந்தா (varāntā), விறாந்தை (viṟāntai)

Further reading

• varanda on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “varanda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swahili

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

varanda class IX (plural varanda class X)

1. veranda