Handkerchief in Hindi — Meaning of रूमाल (rumal)

📖 Meaning of “handkerchief”

The meaning of “handkerchief” in Hindi is रूमाल, pronounced rumal — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of handkerchief

a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

🟢 Similar words for handkerchief

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✍️ Handkerchief in a sentence

रिंकु का"handkerchief"हवा मे उड़ गया.

कभी भी दूसरे व्यक्ति का तौलिया, रुमाल या उपयोग किए हुए कपड़े का उपयोग अपनी आंखों को पोछने के लिये प्रयोग न करें क्योंकि इससे संक्रमण हो सकता है।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Borrowed from Classical Persian رومال (rū-māl, literally “face-wiper”). Compare Assamese ৰুমাল (rumal), Bengali রুমাল (rumal), Gujarati રૂમાલ (rūmāl), Malayalam ഉറുമാൽ (uṟumāl), Marathi रुमाल (rumāl), Punjabi ਰੁਮਾਲ (rumāl).

Quick facts about “handkerchief”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Handkerchief

Meaning in Hindi

रूमाल

Pronunciation

rumal

Part of speech

Noun

Similar words

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "handkerchief" is रूमाल (rumal).

In Devanagari script it is written as रूमाल.

It is pronounced "rumal". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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