Definition
An ornate canopy suspended over an altar, throne, or important person in a church or palace, often made of rich fabric and supported by columns.
Etymology
From Italian baldacchino, derived from Baldacco, the medieval Italian name for Baghdad, since the sumptuous silk fabrics originally came from that city via the Silk Trade routes.
Kelly Says
You can still see these in famous churches today—the baldachino in St. Peter's Basilica is made of bronze and marble and took nearly a decade to build, and it's all there just to frame one spot and make it look incredibly important!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባልዳኪን
bahl-dah-keen
ARالعربية
بَلْدَخين
bal-dakhin
BNবাংলা
বালদাচিন
baal-dah-cheen
CSČeština
baldachýn
bahl-dah-KEEN
DADansk
baldakin
bahl-dah-KEHN
DEDeutsch
Baldachin
bahl-dah-KEEN
ELΕλληνικά
μπαλντάχιν
bahl-dah-KEEN
ESEspañol
baldaquino
bahl-dah-KEE-noh
FAفارسی
بَلْدَخین
bahl-dah-keen
FISuomi
baldakiini
bahl-dah-KEE-nee
FRFrançais
baldachin
bahl-dah-SHEEN
HEעברית
בלדכין
bahl-dah-KEEN
HIहिन्दी
बाल्डाचिन
baal-dah-cheen
HUMagyar
baldachin
bahl-dah-KEEN
IDBahasa Indonesia
baldakim
bahl-dah-KEEM
ITItaliano
baldacchino
bahl-dah-KEE-noh
MSBahasa Melayu
baldakim
bahl-dah-KEEM
MYမြန်မာ
ဘော်လ်ဒါခင်
baw-dah-keen
NLNederlands
baldakijn
bahl-dah-KEHN
NONorsk
baldakin
bahl-dah-KEHN
PLPolski
baldachim
bahl-dah-KEEM
PTPortuguês
baldaquino
bahl-dah-KEE-noh
RORomână
baldachin
bahl-dah-KEEN
RUРусский
балдахин
bahl-dah-KEEN
SVSvenska
baldakin
bahl-dah-KEHN
SWKiswahili
baldakini
bahl-dah-KEE-nee
TAதமிழ்
பால்டாகின்
paal-dah-keen
TEతెలుగు
బాల్డాకిన్
baal-dah-keen
THไทย
บัลดาคิน
bahn-dah-KEEN
TLTL
baldakino
bahl-dah-KEE-noh
TRTürkçe
baldaken
bahl-dah-KEHN
UKУкраїнська
балдахін
bahl-dah-KEEN
URاردو
بالڈاکھن
bahl-dah-kehn
VITiếng Việt
baldachino
bahl-dah-KEE-noh