làmh-anart

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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làmh (hand) +‎ anart (linen)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɫ̪aːv ˈan.arˠʃt̪/

Noun

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làmh-anart m (genitive singular làmh-anairt, plural làmh-anartan)

  1. handkerchief, hand towel, napkin
    • 1911, Katherine White Grant, Aig Tigh na Beinne, Oban: Hugh MacDonald, page 26:
      An sin dh' fhosgail i làmh-anart grinn, anns an robh aran, càise, agus dà ubh bhruich air am pasgadh.
      Then she opened a fine linen handkerchief, in which bread, cheese, and two boiled eggs were wrapped.

References

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làmh-anart” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.