Chevet

/ʃɛˈvɛ/ noun

Definition

The eastern end of a church choir or sanctuary, often featuring radiating chapels and an apse in medieval architecture.

Etymology

From Old French chevet meaning 'head' or 'pillow' (from Latin caput), referring to the head of the church—the sanctuary where the altar is situated.

Kelly Says

Medieval builders understood symbolism: just as your head directs your body, the chevet was the 'head' of the church directing all prayer toward God, and they often decorated these eastern ends with the most intricate stone carvings and windows.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ ውስጥ ቦርድ
men-ged us-tit bor-d
ARالعربية
سرّة السرير
sarrat as-sirriir
BNবাংলা
রাতের টেবিল
ra-ter te-bil
CACatalà
cavall
ka-vall
CSČeština
noční stolek
no-chni sto-lek
DADansk
natbord
nat-bord
DEDeutsch
Nachttisch
nahkt-tish
ELΕλληνικά
νυχτερινό τραπέζι
nux-te-ri-no tra-pe-zi
ESEspañol
mesita de noche
me-si-ta deh noh-cheh
FAفارسی
اتاق خواب
a-taq-e kh-aab
FISuomi
yöpöytä
yoe-poe-ta
FRFrançais
chevet
she-vɛ
GUGU
બેડસાઈડ ટેબલ
bed-sai-d ta-bel
HAHA
gidan gwanjo
gi-dan gwan-jo
HEעברית
כוסת לילה
ko-sat li-lah
HIहिन्दी
बिस्तर के पास टेबल
bis-tar ke paas ta-bel
HUMagyar
éjjelis
ej-jel-is
IDBahasa Indonesia
mejja samping tempat tidur
me-jja sam-pang tem-pat ti-dur
IGIG
akwụkwọ ụlọ
ak-wu-kwo u-lo
ITItaliano
comodino
ko-mo-di-no
JA日本語
ベッドサイドテーブル
beddo-saito-teeburu
KKKK
көшіктік
ko-shik-tik
KMKM
តាត់ របស់ បន្ទាយ
ta-ta r-bos ban-tay
KO한국어
침대 옆 테이블
chimdae yeop teibel
MRMR
बिस्तरच्या बाजूला टेब
bis-tar-cha ba-zu-la te-b
MSBahasa Melayu
mejja samping katil
me-jja sam-pang ka-til
MYမြန်မာ
ပန်းချံ ဘေး လေး
pahn-chan beh lay
NLNederlands
nachtkastje
na-cht-kas-tje
NONorsk
nattbord
nat-bord
PAPA
ਬੈਡਸਾਈਡ ਟੇਬਲ
baed-sai-d ta-bel
PLPolski
komoda
ko-mo-da
PTPortuguês
cabeceira
ka-be-si-ra
RORomână
masa de nopte
ma-sa deh no-pte
RUРусский
ночник
no-khn-ik
SVSvenska
nattbord
nat-bord
SWKiswahili
meza ya karibu na kitanda
me-za ya ka-ri-bu na ki-tan-da
TAதமிழ்
படுக்கை அருகே மேஜை
padu-kai aruke me-jai
TEతెలుగు
బెడ్ సైడ్ టేబుల్
bed sai-d te-bul
THไทย
โต๊ะข้างเตียง
to-ho-khang-te-yang
TLTL
mesa sa tabi ng kama
me-sa sa ta-bi ng ka-ma
TRTürkçe
uyku başucu masası
u-yu-ku ba-shu-cu ma-sa-si
UKУкраїнська
нічник
ni-khn-ik
URاردو
بیڈ سائیڈ ٹیبل
bed sai-d ta-bel
VITiếng Việt
bàn kê
ban ke
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ẹ̀lẹ̀
o-po e-le
ZH中文
床头柜
chuáng tóu guì
ZUZU
ithebhu leli
i-the-bu le-li

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