રૂમાલ

Gujarati

રૂમાલ

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رومال (rū-māl, literally “face-wiper”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.mɑl/
• Rhymes: -ɑl

Noun

રૂમાલ • (rūmāl) m

1. towel

   Synonyms: ટુવાલ (ṭuvāl), અંગૂછો (aṅgūcho)

2. handkerchief

   Synonym: દસ્તમાલ (dastamāl)

Derived terms

• રૂમાલી (rūmālī, “handkerchief worn about the head”)
• હાથરૂમાલ (hāthrūmāl, “handkerchief”)