Definition
Plural of abatjour; multiple window blinds or shutters designed to control and diffuse natural light.
Etymology
Plural form of the French abatjour, maintaining the same etymological roots of 'abat' (to beat/direct) and 'jour' (light/day).
Kelly Says
European architects in the 18th and 19th centuries became obsessed with managing light through windows—these devices were the sophisticated answer to problems we now solve with curtains and thermostats.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُنير
mu-ne-eer
CACatalà
abat-jours
a-ba-ˈdʒuːr
CSČeština
abatéry
a-ba-ˈtɛrɛ
DADansk
abatjours
a-ba-ˈdʒuːr
DEDeutsch
Abajoure
a-ba-ˈyurɛ
ELΕλληνικά
αβαζούρ
a-va-zoor
ESEspañol
abat-jours
a-ba-t zhoor-es
EUEuskara
abatistegi-lampuak
FISuomi
abatyyrejä
a-ba-ˈtːyriːjä
FRFrançais
abat-jours
a-ba-dʒuʁ
GLGalego
abatís de lámpadas
HAHA
abat-jour
a-ba-ˈdʒuːr
HIहिन्दी
अबाज़ूर
a-ba-zoor
HUMagyar
abatűz
a-ba-tyoos
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencahayaan
pen-cha-ha-ya-an
ITItaliano
abat-jours
a-ba-dʒoːr
MSBahasa Melayu
abat-jour
a-ba-ˈdʒuːr
NLNederlands
abajuren
a-ba-ˈyurɛn
NONorsk
abatjours
a-ba-ˈdʒuːr
PLPolski
abażury
a-ba-ʒury
PTPortuguês
abat-jours
a-ba-ʒuʁs
RORomână
abat-jour
a-ba-t zhoor
RUРусский
абажуры
a-ba-zhoor-y
SVSvenska
abajurer
a-ba-ˈyurɛr
SWKiswahili
abat-zoure
a-ba-ˈtzoːrɛ
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கு
vi-lak-ku
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద దీపం
pedda dee-pam
TLTL
abat-jour
a-ba-ˈdʒuːr
TRTürkçe
abat-ajurlar
a-ba-dʒuːr-lar
UKУкраїнська
абажури
a-ba-zhoor-y
URاردو
ابات جوڑ
a-ba-t joor
VITiếng Việt
đèn chùm
den chuːm
YOYO
abajùrì
a-ba-ˈdʒuːrɪ
ZUZU
abat-jour
a-ba-ˈdʒuːr