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HH AE1 NG K ER0 CH IH0 F
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A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hanky, pocket handkerchief
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: pocket square
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
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Antonyms: none provided
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hankie, hanky, hankey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: piece of cloth, piece of material
Narrower terms: bandanna, bandana, pocket-handkerchief
Across languages
Translations 177 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
sakdoek
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Albanian :
shami
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Arabic :
مِنْدِيل
(mindīl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Arabic :
مَحْرَمَة
(maḥrama)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Arabic :
منديل
(mandīl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Armenian :
թաշկինակ
(tʻaškinak)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Assamese :
ৰুমাল
(rumal)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Asturian :
pañuelu
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Azerbaijani :
məndil
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Azerbaijani :
dəsmal
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Azerbaijani :
cib dəsmalı
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Bashkir :
ҡулъяулыҡ
(qulʺyawlıq)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Belarusian :
насо́ўка
(nasówka)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Belarusian :
насава́я ху́стачка
(nasavája xústačka)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Belarusian :
ху́стачка
(xústačka)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Bengali :
রুমাল
(rumal)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Bulgarian :
но́сна къ́рпа
(nósna kǎ́rpa)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Bulgarian :
къ́рпичка
(kǎ́rpička)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Burmese :
လက်ကိုင်ပဝါ
(lakkuingpa.wa)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Catalan :
mocador
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Chinese Mandarin :
手帕
(shǒupà)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Chinese Mandarin :
手絹 /手绢
(shǒujuàn)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Crimean Tatar :
yavluq
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Czech :
kapesník
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Dalmatian :
fazuol
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Dalmatian :
sedarul
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Danish :
lommetørklæde
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Dutch :
zakdoek
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Elfdalian :
snortrasu
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Elfdalian :
snorslarv
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Esperanto :
naztuko
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Esperanto :
poŝtuko
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Estonian :
taskurätik
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Estonian :
taskurätt
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Faroese :
lummaturriklæði
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Finnish :
nenäliina
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
French :
mouchoir
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
West-Frisian :
bûsdoek
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Friulian :
façolet
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Friulian :
smočhìt
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Galician :
pano da man
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Galician :
pano
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Georgian :
ცხვირსახოცი
(cxvirsaxoci)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
German :
Taschentuch
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Greek :
μαντήλι
(mantíli)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ancient Greek :
σουδάριον
(soudárion)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Greenlandic :
kakkissarfik
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Haitian Creole :
mouchwa
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Hawaiian :
hinakā
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Hebrew :
מִמחָטָה
(mimkhatá)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Hindi :
रूमाल
(rūmāl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Hungarian :
zsebkendő
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Icelandic :
vasaklútur
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ido :
nazotuko
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Indonesian :
saputangan
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ingrian :
nenärätti
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Irish :
ciarsúr
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Irish :
ciarsúr póca
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Irish :
naipcín póca
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Istriot :
fassulito
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Italian :
fazzoletto
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Japanese :
ハンカチ
(hankachi)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Japanese :
ハンカチーフ
(hankachīfu)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Japanese :
鼻拭き
(hanafuki)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Kazakh :
қол орамал
(qol oramal)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Khmer :
កន្សែងដៃ
(kɑɑkɑnsaeng day)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Korean :
손수건
(sonsugeon)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Central Kurdish :
دەسەسڕ
(desesrr)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Central Kurdish :
دەستەسڕ
(destesrr)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Northern Kurdish :
destmal
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Northern Kurdish :
peçete
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Northern Kurdish :
paçik
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Kyrgyz :
бет аарчы
(bet aarcı)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Kyrgyz :
бет аарчу жоолук
(bet aarcu jooluk)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ladino :
rizá
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ladino :
ridá
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Lao :
ມົນ
(mon)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Lao :
ແພມົນ
(phǣ mon)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Lao :
ຜ້າເຊັດຫນ້າ
(phā set nā)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Latin :
sūdārium
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Latvian :
kabatlakats
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Latvian :
kabatlakatiņš
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Latvian :
mutautiņš
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Lithuanian :
nosinė
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Lithuanian :
nosinaitė
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Luxembourgish :
Nuesnappech
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Macedonian :
шамивче
(šamivče)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Macedonian :
марамче
(maramče)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Malay :
sapu tangan
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Maltese :
maktur
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Māori :
aikiha
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Marathi :
रुमाल
(rumāl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Mauritian Creole :
mouswar
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Mongolian :
нусны алчуур
(nusny alčuur)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Mongolian :
гурвалжин алчуур
(gurvalžin alčuur)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Mongolian :
ᠭᠠᠷ ᠠᠯᠴᠢᠭᠤᠷ
(ɣar alčiɣur)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Neapolitan :
maccaturo
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Norman :
mouoché
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Norman :
torche-nez
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Norwegian Bokmål :
lommetørkle
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Norwegian Nynorsk :
lommetørkle
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Occitan :
mocador
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ojibwe :
moshwens
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Pannonian Rusyn :
хусточка
(xustočka)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Pashto :
دستمال
(dastmāl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Pashto :
دسمال
(dəsmāl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Iranian Persian :
دَسْتْمال
(dastmâl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Iranian Persian :
رومال
(rumâl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Polish :
chusteczka do nosa
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Polish :
chusteczka
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Portuguese :
lenço
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Romanian :
batistă
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Romanian :
năframă
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Romansh :
faziel
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Romansh :
fazielet
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Romansh :
fazöl
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Romansh :
fazalet
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Russian :
носово́й плато́к
(nosovój platók)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Russian :
плато́к
(platók)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Russian :
плато́чек
(platóček)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Kinyarwanda :
umushwara
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Sardinian :
macadori
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Sardinian :
mucadore
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Sardinian :
mancaloru
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Serbo-Croatian :
ма̀рамица
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Serbo-Croatian :
màramica
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Sicilian :
fazzulettu
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Slovak :
vreckovka
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Slovene :
robec
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Lower Sorbian :
šantk
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Upper Sorbian :
nósnik
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Upper Sorbian :
šnuptichl
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Southern Altai :
колплат
(kolplat)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Spanish :
pañuelo
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Spanish :
moquero
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Spanish :
mocador
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Swahili :
leso
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Swahili :
hanchifu
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Swedish :
näsduk
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tagalog :
panyo
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tagalog :
panyolito
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tajik :
дастмол
(dastmol)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tajik :
рӯймол
(rüymol)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tajik :
рӯмол
(rümol)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tajik :
румол
(rumol)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tamil :
கைக்குட்டை
(kaikkuṭṭai)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tatar :
кулъяулык
(qul-yawlıq)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Thai :
ผ้าเช็ดหน้า
(pâa-chét-nâa)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Tok Pisin :
hankisip
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Turkish :
mendil
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ottoman Turkish :
یاغلق
(yağlık)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ottoman Turkish :
دستار
(destar)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ottoman Turkish :
چوره
(çevre)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Turkmen :
elýaglyk
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ukrainian :
носова́ ху́стка
(nosová xústka)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ukrainian :
ху́стка
(xústka)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Ukrainian :
ху́сточка
(xústočka)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Unami :
akontpèpi
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Urdu :
رُومال
(rūmāl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Urdu :
دَسْت مال
(dast māl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Uyghur :
قول ياغلىق
(qol yaghliq)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Uzbek :
dastroʻmol
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Uzbek :
roʻmolcha
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Varhadi :
दस्ती
(dastī)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Venetan :
fasołeto
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Vietnamese :
khăn tay
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Vietnamese :
mùi soa
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Vietnamese :
mu-xoa
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Volapük :
pokasärvätül
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Welsh :
hances
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Welsh :
macyn
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Welsh :
ffunen
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Welsh :
neisied
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Welsh :
cadach
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Yiddish :
נאָזטיכל
(noztikhl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Yiddish :
טיכל
(tikhl)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
Zazaki :
desmal (diq)
— cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
