دستمال

Persian

Etymology

From (dast) +‎ (mâl-).


Iranian Persian	دستمال
Dari	دستمال
Tajik	дастмол

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dast.ˈmaːl/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɑːl]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɑːl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɔːl̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æst̪.mɒːl̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɔl]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dastmāl
Dari reading^?	dastmāl
Iranian reading^?	dastmâl
Tajik reading^?	dastmol

Noun

دستمال • (dastmâl) (plural دستمال‌ها)

handkerchief
― čerâ dastmâl dar qazvin gerân šod? ― Why have handkerchiefs become expensive in Qazvin?
napkin

Derived terms

دستمال کاغذی (dastmâl-kâġazi)

Descendants

Azerbaijani: dəsmal
Bashkir: таҫтамал (taśtamal)
→ Gujarati: દસ્તમાલ (dastamāl)
Northern Kurdish: destmal
Tabasaran: дасмал (dasmal)
Zazaki: destmale