دستمال

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ (dast) +‎ ‎ (mâl-).

Iranian Persian	دستمال
Dari	دستمال
Tajik	дастмол (dastmol)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /dastmɑːl/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /dastmɒːl/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /dæstmɒːl/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /dastmɔːl/

Noun

دستمال • (dastmâl) (plural دستمال‌ها‎ (dastmâl-hâ))

handkerchief
‏‎‎ ― The man gave Ms. Mina a handkerchief and requested her to cover her breast before she speaks.
napkin

Derived terms

دستمال کاغذی‎ (dastmâl-kâğazi)

Descendants

Azerbaijani: dəsmal
Bashkir: таҫтамал (taθtamal)
Northern Kurdish: destmal
Tabasaran: дасмал (dasmal)
Zazaki: destmale

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