napkin

English

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Etymology

From Middle English napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) +‎ -kin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnæp.kɪn/

Noun

napkin (plural napkins)

1. A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
2. (UK, obsolete) A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).
3. A small scarf worn on the head by Christian woman when entering a Roman Catholic church, as a token of modesty.
4. A sanitary napkin.

Translations

serviette

• Albanian: pecetë (sq)
• Arabic: منديل (ar) (mindīl) m

  Egyptian Arabic: منديل (mandil) m

• Armenian: անձեռոցիկ (hy) (anjeṙoc'ik)
• Bulgarian: салфетка (bg) (salfétka) f
• Catalan: tovalló (ca) m, torcaboques (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 餐巾 (cmn) (cānjīn), 餐巾紙 (cmn), 餐巾纸 (cmn) (cānjīnzhǐ)

• Czech: ubrousek (cs) m
• Danish: serviet (da) c
• Dutch: servet (nl) n
• Esperanto: buŝtuko (eo)
• Finnish: lautasliina (fi), servetti (fi)
• French: serviette (fr) f
• Georgian: ხელსახოცი (ka) (xelsaxoc'i)
• German: Serviette (de) f
• Hebrew: מפית (he)
• Hungarian: szalvéta (hu)

• Icelandic: servíetta (is) f
• Italian: tovagliolo (it) m
• Japanese: ナプキン (ja) (napukin)
• Jèrriais: sèrviette f, drapé m
• Korean: 냅킨 (ko) (naepkin)
• Luxembourgish: Zervéit (lb) f
• Macedonian: салвета (mk) (salvéta) f
• Malay: serbet (ms)
• Norwegian: serviett (no) m
• Persian: پیش‌انداز (fa)
• Portuguese: guardanapo (pt) m
• Romanian: șervețel (ro) n
• Russian: салфетка (ru) (salfétka) f
• Serbian: ubručić m, ubrusac m, rubac m
• Spanish: servilleta (es) f
• Swedish: servett (sv) c
• Turkish: peçete (tr)
• Vietnamese: khăn ăn (vi)

diaper — see diaper

scarf

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圍巾 (cmn), 围巾 (cmn) (wéijīn)

• Hungarian: sál (hu)
• Macedonian: шамија (mk) (šámija) f, марама (mk) (márama) f

sanitary napkin

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 騎馬布 (cmn), 骑马布 (cmn) (qímǎbù)

• Finnish: terveysside (fi)

• Hungarian: egészségügyi betét (hu)
• Macedonian: влошка (mk) (vlóška) f