Definition
An archaic or dialectal form of handkerchief; a small cloth used for wiping the nose or face.
Etymology
An alternate spelling or dialectal pronunciation of 'handkerchief' (from 'hand' plus 'kerchief,' ultimately from Old French 'couvre-chef' meaning 'head-cover'), showing regional language variation.
Kelly Says
The word 'handkercher' is what you get when English speakers tried to pronounce 'handkerchief,' which doesn't follow normal English sound rules—like how Americans say 'lieutenant' differently than British speakers, regional accents create spelling variations.
Translations
ARالعربية
منشفة
man-shif-ah
BNবাংলা
হাতের তোয়াল
ha-ter to-wal
CSČeština
kapesník
ka-pes-nik
DADansk
serviet
ser-vee-et
DEDeutsch
Taschentuch
ta-shent-tük
ELΕλληνικά
μαντήλι
man-tee-lee
ESEspañol
pañuelo
pa-nye-luh
FRFrançais
mouchoir
mu-kwar
HUMagyar
zsebkendő
zseh-b-khen-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
sapu tangan
sa-pu tan-gan
ITItaliano
fazzoletto
fa-tzo-let-toh
MRMR
हातचे कपडे
ha-tche ka-pa-de
MSBahasa Melayu
sapu tangan
sa-pu tan-gan
NLNederlands
handdoek
hand-doek
NONorsk
serviett
ser-vee-et
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਦਾ ਰੁmaal
hath da roo-mal
PLPolski
chusteczka
khus-tech-ka
PTPortuguês
lenço
lehn-suh
RORomână
șervetel
sher-ve-tel
THไทย
ผ้าเช็ดหน้า
phaa chet nah
UKУкраїнська
скапонь
ska-pon-y
VITiếng Việt
khăn tay
kahn tay