Hyphenation
lamp hold·erTurkish pronunciation
lämp hōldırPronunciation
/ˈlamp ˈhōldər/ /ˈlæmp ˈhoʊldɜr/
Etymology
[ 'lamp ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French lampe, from Latin lampas, from Greek, from lampein to shine; akin to Hittite lap- to burn.