mendil

Concepts

handkerchief

hankie

hanky

headscarf

kerchief

napkin

rags

shawl

shred

tatter

wipe

woollen cloth

bandanna

hankey

Synonyms

havlu

paçavra

peçete

kundak bezi

kağıt peçete

Translations

Taschentuch

mouchoir

fazzoletto

pañuelo

lenço

sudarium

μαντίλι

مِنْدِيل

μαντήλι

mocador

mocador

zakdoek

مَحْرَمَة

Taschentücher

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛn.dil/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: مندیل

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish مندیل (mendil), from Arabic مَنْدِيل (mandīl), from Byzantine Greek μανδίλιον (mandílion), μαντίλιον (mantílion), or μανδήλη (mandḗlē, “cloth, hand towel, handkerchief, tablecloth”), from Latin mantēlium, mantēle (“cloth, hand towel, handkerchief, tablecloth”).