Definition
Tall, vertical structures that support buildings or bridges; also used metaphorically to mean something that provides important support or foundation.
Etymology
From Old French 'pilier' and Latin 'pilare,' possibly derived from 'pila' meaning 'pile' or 'javelin.' The word traveled through Romance languages before entering Middle English in the architectural sense.
Kelly Says
Pillars are a perfect metaphor embedded in language—we call important people 'pillars of the community' because both literally and figuratively, they're what keeps things from collapsing, so the word structure reflects how we think about support!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
columna (columna)
kol-um-na
ARالعربية
عمدان (a'madaan)
ah-mah-da-an
BNবাংলা
স্তম্ভ (sthambha)
sthambha
CSČeština
sloupy
sloo-pee
ELΕλληνικά
στήλες (steles)
steh-less
ESEspañol
pilares
pee-LAH-res
FAفارسی
ستون (ostun)
ostoon
FRFrançais
piliers
pee-lee-ay
GUGU
સ્તંભ (sthambh)
sthambh
HEעברית
עמודים (amudim)
ah-moo-dim
HIहिन्दी
स्तंभ (sthambh)
sthambh
HUMagyar
oszlopok
osh-lo-pok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pilar
pee-lar
ITItaliano
pilastri
pee-LAH-stri
KKKK
сурет (sūret)
soo-ret
KMKM
ស្ថាបនា (sthaapana)
sthaap-ana
KO한국어
기둥 (gidung)
gi-dung
MRMR
स्तंभ (sthambh)
sthambh
MSBahasa Melayu
tiang
tee-ang
MYမြန်မာ
တောင် (taung)
taung
NLNederlands
zuilen
zoy-len
PAPA
ਸਤੰਭ (satambh)
sah-tambh
PLPolski
kolumny
koh-loom-nee
PTPortuguês
pilares
pee-LAH-res
RORomână
pilăstri
pee-LAH-stri
RUРусский
столбы (stolby)
stoh-lby
SVSvenska
pelare
peh-la-reh
TAதமிழ்
பத்தி (patti)
pat-tee
TEతెలుగు
స్తంభం (sthambham)
sthambham
TRTürkçe
sütunlar
soo-toon-lar
UKУкраїнська
стовпи (stovpiv)
stohv-pee-v
URاردو
ستون (sutoon)
soo-toon
ZH中文
柱子 (zhùzi)
zhwoo-tzee
ZUZU
amadoda
ah-mah-doh-dah