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handkerchief artinya

saputangan

/ˈhæŋkɚt͡ʃəf//ˈhæŋkəːt͡ʃɪf/

handkerchief in Indonesian: saputangan, kacu, selampai. In English, handkerchief means a piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

Indonesian words for handkerchief

cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
saputangan, kacu, selampai

English meaning of handkerchief

  1. noun A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
  2. noun A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.

Full definition of handkerchief

handkerchief in a sentence

  • He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.

Synonyms of handkerchief

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Questions about handkerchief in Indonesian

What is the meaning of handkerchief in Indonesian?
Handkerchief in Indonesian is saputangan, kacu, selampai.
Apa arti handkerchief?
Handkerchief: saputangan, kacu, selampai.
What does handkerchief mean in English?
Handkerchief means a piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handkerchief (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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