handdoek

From Dutch handdoek. Equivalent to hand (“hand”) +‎ doek (“cloth”).

handdoek (plural handdoeke)

1. A towel, a cloth used for drying (sometimes for cleaning) one's hands

• badhanddoek

From Middle Dutch hantdoec. Equivalent to hand (“hand”) +‎ doek (“cloth”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑn.duk/

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• Hyphenation: hand‧doek

handdoek m (plural handdoeken, diminutive handdoekje n)

1. a towel, a cloth used for drying (sometimes for cleaning) one's hands

• badhanddoek m

• halsdoek m
• vaatdoek m
• zakdoek m
• handwas m

• Afrikaans: handdoek
• → Caribbean Javanese: andhuk, handhuk
• → Indonesian: handuk
• → Javanese: ꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦏ꧀ (andhuk, handhuk)