saputangan

Indonesian

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsäpuˌtäŋan/

Noun

saputangan (first-person possessive saputanganku, second-person possessive saputanganmu, third-person possessive saputangannya)

1. handkerchief

   Synonyms: handuk kecil, selampai

Descendants

→ Nias: safutanga

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

Compound of sapu +‎ tangan.

Noun

saputangan (plural saputangan-saputangan, informal 1st possessive saputanganku, 2nd possessive saputanganmu, 3rd possessive saputangannya)

1. handkerchief

Descendants

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

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay saputangan. Compare Yakan seputangan

Noun

saputangan

1. handkerchief

   Synonym: panyu'