English
Etymology
Compound of hand and kerchief
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�hæ�k�t�ɪf/, SAMPA|/"h{Nk@tSIf/
(General American|US) IPA|/�hæ�k�t�ɪf/, SAMPA|/"h{Nk@`tSIf/
Noun
en-noun|handkerchieves
- A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
- A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
Translations
trans-top|cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Bosnian: maramica#Bosnian|maramica f
Chinese: �� (sh�u pà )
Crimean Tatar: cavlık
Czech: kapesnÃk m
Dutch: zakdoek m
Esperanto: naztuko
French: mouchoir m
Frisian: bûsdoek
German: Taschentuch m
Hungarian: zsebkend�
Italian: fazzoletto m
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (hankachi), ������ (hankachīfu)
Kinyarwanda: umushwara
Kurdish: KUchar|د��س��س�, KUchar|د��ست��س�
Luxembourgish: Nuesnappech
Norwegian: snørrfille
Portuguese: lenço m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ма�ами�а#Serbian|ма�ами�а f
:Latin: maramica#Serbian|maramica f
Spanish: pañuelo m
Swedish: näsduk
trans-bottom
neckerchief
See neckerchief
Synonyms
hanky
pocket handkerchief
de:handkerchief
el:handkerchief
io:handkerchief
it:handkerchief
hu:handkerchief
pt:handkerchief
fi:handkerchief
ta:handkerchief
te:handkerchief
vi:handkerchief
tr:handkerchief
zh:handkerchief
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