রুমাল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رومال (rūmāl), from رو (rū, “face”) +‎ مال (māl, “rubber”). Cognate with Assamese ৰুমাল (rumal), Gujarati રૂમાલ (rūmāl), Hindustani رومال (romāl) / रूमाल (rūmāl), Malayalam ഉറുമാൽ (uṟumāl), Marathi रुमाल (rumāl), Punjabi ਰੁਮਾਲ (rumāl).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /rumal/, [ˈrumal]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹumal/, [ɹumal]

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Noun

রুমাল • (rumal)

1. handkerchief, napkin
2. towel

   Synonyms: গামছা (gamocha), তোয়ালে (tōẇale)