Handkerchiefful

/ˌhæŋkərˈtʃiːffʊl/ noun

Definition

The amount that a handkerchief can hold; a handkerchief full of something.

Etymology

Combines 'handkerchief' with the suffix '-ful' (from Old English, meaning 'as much as will fill'), creating a unit of measurement based on the object itself.

Kelly Says

The word 'handkerchiefful' is rare but fascinating because it shows how English speakers create measurement words from everyday objects—like 'handful,' 'spoonful,' or 'bucketful'—turning things into units when needed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እጅ ሙሉ ትብብር
eej mu-luu ti-bi-bir
ARالعربية
مجموعة من المناديل
ma-j-mu-u-tun min al-man-a-dil
BNবাংলা
হাতে পূর্ণ কাপড়
ha-te por-no ka-por
CACatalà
un munt de mocadors
un munt de mo-ca-dors
CSČeština
plno kapesníků
plno ka-pe-s-ni-ku
DADansk
en håndfuld lommetørklæder
en hånd-fuld lom-me-tørk-læ-der
DEDeutsch
voll Taschentücher
foll tas-chen-tü-cher
ELΕλληνικά
πλήθος χαρτομάντηλων
pli-thos char-to-man-te-lon
ESEspañol
un montón de pañuelos
un mon-ton de pa-nyo-elos
FAفارسی
دسته‌ भर دستمال
das-te-e ba-har das-t-ma-al
FISuomi
käsineen täynnä taskukuitteja
käsineen täy-nnä tas-ku-kuit-te-ja
FRFrançais
une poignée de mouchoirs
un po-ni de mu-choirs
GUGU
પોટલીમાં રૂમલ
po-t-li-ma-an roo-mal
HAHA
kwanci masu yawa
kwan-ci ma-su ya-wa
HEעברית
יד מלאה של מטליות
yad me-la she-let-li-ot
HIहिन्दी
हथेली भर रुमाल
ha-the-li bhar roo-mal
HUMagyar
egy marék zsebkendő
egy ma-rek zse-b-kén-dyö
IDBahasa Indonesia
selimut tisu
se-li-mut ti-su
IGIG
ọkwụ dị oke
o-kwu di oke
ITItaliano
un mazzo di fazzoletti
un ma-tso di fa-zo-let-ti
JA日本語
ハンカチいっぱい
han-ka-chi ip-pai
KKKK
қолда бірнеше сұлу
kol-da bir-ne-she su-lu
KMKM
ដោយសារតែមាន
doy sa-ar ta-me-an
KO한국어
수건 가득
su-geon ga-deuk
MRMR
हाथात भरपूर कपडे
ha-tha-at bhar-poor ka-pade
MSBahasa Melayu
tangan penuh dengan tisu
tan-gan pe-nul de-ngan ti-su
MYမြန်မာ
လက်များ ကြီး လက်မျက်
let-ma-yar kyi let-ma-jek
NLNederlands
een handvol zakdoeken
een hand-vol zak-do-ken
NONorsk
en full hånd med lommetørklær
en full hånd med lom-me-tørk-lær
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਭਰੇ ਰੁਮਾਲ
hath bhar-e roo-mal
PLPolski
garść chusteczek
gar-sc chus-te-czek
PTPortuguês
um punhado de lenços
um pun-ha-do de len-sos
RORomână
o mână de șervețele
o ma-na de şer-ve-țe-le
RUРусский
полная горсть носовых платков
pol-naya gor-st no-so-vykh pla-tkov
SVSvenska
en bunt av servetter
en bunt av ser-vet-ter
SWKiswahili
mkono mzima wa vitambaa
m-ko-no m-zi-ma wa vi-tam-baa
TAதமிழ்
கையிலே நிறைய தலைய巾
kai-yle na-ri-ya ta-lai-jin
TEతెలుగు
చేతిలో పూర్తిగా ముక్కలు
che-ti-lo po-or-ti-ga mu-kku-lu
THไทย
ผ้าเช็ดหน้าเต็มกำปัง
pha chet na tem kam-pang
TLTL
buong puno ng mga tisyu
boo-ong pu-no ng mga ti-syu
TRTürkçe
bir avuç mendil
bir av-uç men-dil
UKУкраїнська
повна долоня хусточок
povna do-lo-nya hu-sto-chok
URاردو
ہاتھوں میں کپڑے کی ایک بھاری مقدار
ha-thon mein ka-p-re ki ek ba-ri ma-q-dar
VITiếng Việt
đủ khăn tay
du khăn tay
YOYO
ọpọ̀ gbogbo
o-po gbog-bo
ZH中文
很多手帕
hěn duō shǒupà
ZUZU
izibongo eziningi
ee-zi-bon-go ez-ni-ngi

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