Hankie in Hindi — Meaning of रूमाल (rumal)

📖 Meaning of “hankie”

The meaning of “hankie” 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 hankie

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

✍️ Hankie in a sentence

She used a hankie to wipe her tears.

उसने अपने पसीने को रूमाल से पोंछा।

🌱 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 “hankie”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Hankie

Meaning in Hindi

रूमाल

Pronunciation

rumal

Part of speech

Noun

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "hankie" 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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