Candela (candela)

Japanese: カンデラ(燭台) - かんでら
Candela (candela)

...A type of oil lamp. It is a corrupted form of the Portuguese word candela (candlestick), and in Dutch it was called kandelaar. It is likely that the name and the actual object were introduced to Japan early on as a Nanban cultural artifact.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "candela (candela stand)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…油用灯火具の一種。ポルトガル語のカンデラcandela(燭台)の転じなまった語で,オランダ語ではカンデラールkandelaarといった。おそらく南蛮文物として,その呼名とともに実物も早く伝来したのであろう。…

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