rumal

[ roo-mahl, roo-mahl ]

noun

1. a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumal¹

1700–10; < Urdu < Persian rūmāl, equivalent to rū face + māl wiping

Example Sentences

The names safa, sela, rumal and dopatta are sometimes given to this form of turban.

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Passive;—ta x-e tzonox rumal ahtzak, then they were interrogated by the creator.

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But I take it to be from the verb chahih, to guard, as later in the paragraph the question is asked: “Nak rumal tachahih bey?”

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Excitement grew on him, and he mopped his brow with his blue rumal handkerchief.

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