Definition
The handrail and its supports along the side of a staircase or balcony. People hold the banister to steady themselves when going up or down stairs.
Etymology
It is a shortened form of “baluster,” which came from French and Italian words referring to a type of turned pillar. Those words ultimately trace back to a Latin word comparing the shape to a pomegranate flower.
Kelly Says
The word “banister” is actually a worn-down version of “baluster,” born from people saying it quickly over time. The fancy architectural term quietly transformed into the everyday word you use for something you grab on the stairs.
Translations
ARالعربية
درابزين
darabzīn
CACatalà
barana
/bəˈɾa.nə/
CSČeština
zábradlí
/za.bra.dliː/
DADansk
gelænder
/ɡæˈlɛnˀɐ/
DEDeutsch
Geländer
/ɡeˈlɛndɐ/
ELΕλληνικά
παραπέτασμα
parapétasma
ESEspañol
barandilla
bah-rah-NEE-yah
HAHA
gangaren ganga
/ɡɑŋ.ɡɑ.rɛn ɡɑŋ.ɡɑ/
HUMagyar
korlát
/kor.lɑːt/
IDBahasa Indonesia
pegangan tangga
/pəɡaŋ.an tɑŋ.ɡa/
ITItaliano
ringhiera
/riŋˈɡjɛːra/
MSBahasa Melayu
beting
/bə.tiŋ/
NLNederlands
leuning
/ˈløː.nɪŋ/
NONorsk
rekkverk
/rɛk.vɛrk/
PLPolski
poręcz
/pɔˈrɛnt͡ʂ/
PTPortuguês
corrimão
koh-ree-MAHN
RORomână
balustradă
/bɑ.lus.trɑ.də/
SWKiswahili
ukungu
/u.kuŋɡu/
TEతెలుగు
మెట్ల రెండు
meṭla reṇḍu
THไทย
ราวบันได
rāw bandalai
TLTL
kanlungan
/kɑn.luŋ.ɑn/
TRTürkçe
merdiven korkuluğu
mer-div-en kor-kul-u
UKУкраїнська
перила
peryła
VITiếng Việt
lan can
lan can
ZUZU
isiphandla
/i.si.pʰɑn.dla/