handful

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
2. (obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.
3. A small number, usually approximately five.
4. A group or number of things; a bunch.
5. (informal) Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
6. (slang) A five-year prison sentence.

Têgeh

mist

Hevwate

fistful

palmful

bundle

hand

✋

bunch

palm of the hand

smattering

take in hand

grasp

grip

basinful

mouthful

clutch

scattering

small handful

tuft

wisp

earth

fist

✊

cup

Werger

poignée

Handvoll

puñado

handvol

manciata

χούφτα

punhado

tartine

pugno

✊

manojo

handjevol

manata

manipolo

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: handful

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: handfull

Hevwate bi Saterfriesisch: Hondful

Hevwate bi frîsî: hânfol

Hevwate bi holendî: handvol

Hevwate bi almanî: Handvoll

Hevwate bi danmarkî: håndfuld

Hevwate bi swêdî: handfull

Hevwate bi îzlendî: handfylli

In summary

From Middle English handful, hondful, from Old English handfull (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handufullō, *handufulliz (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”) + *fullaz (“full”); equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”) or hand + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”), West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), German Handvoll (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handful”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”).