saputangan
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Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of sapu + tangan, inherited from Malay saputangan. Compare to Japanese 手拭い (tenugui, “hand towel, washcloth, handkerchief, bandana”, literally “hand wiper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]saputangan (first-person possessive saputanganku, second-person possessive saputanganmu, third-person possessive saputangannya)
- handkerchief
- Synonyms: handuk kecil, selampai
Descendants
[edit]→ Nias: safutanga
Further reading
[edit]- “saputangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]saputangan (plural saputangan-saputangan, informal 1st possessive saputanganku, 2nd possessive saputanganmu, 3rd possessive saputangannya)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: saputangan
- → Nias: safutanga
- → Tausug: saputangan
- → Yakan: seputangan
Tausug
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Malay saputangan. Compare Yakan seputangan
Noun
[edit]saputangan
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