saputangan

Compound of sapu +‎ tangan, inherited from Malay saputangan. Compare to Japanese 手拭(てぬぐ)い (tenugui, “hand towel, washcloth, handkerchief, bandana”, literally “hand wiper”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsäpuˌtäŋan/

saputangan (plural saputangan-saputangan)

1. handkerchief

   Synonyms: handuk kecil, selampai

→ Nias: safutanga

• “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.

Compound of sapu +‎ tangan.

saputangan (plural saputangan-saputangan)

1. handkerchief

• Indonesian: saputangan
• → Nias: safutanga
• → Tausug: saputangan
• → Yakan: seputangan

Borrowed from Malay saputangan. Compare Yakan seputangan.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /saputaŋan/ [sa.pʊ.t̪aˈŋɑ̃n̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: sa‧pu‧ta‧ngan

saputangan (Sulat Sūg spelling سَفُتَڠَنْ)

1. handkerchief

   Synonym: panyu'