لسپردرک

Persian

Etymology

According to Henning, borrowed from Sogdian ܕܣܦܪܛܪ (dsprtr /⁠*δaspartar⁠/).

Noun

لسپردرک • (laspardar(a)k)

1. (obsolete) hand towel, handkerchief
   • 9th–10th century, Rudaki, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     لب را بلسپردرک بکن پاک از می

     lab-râ ba-laspardarak be-kon pâk az may

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     (Henning reading)

Usage notes

The reading لسپردرک (laspardarak) is a restoration by Henning. Other possibilities include بسبیدرک, زسپردرک, اسبیدرک, سپردرک.

References

• Henning, W. B. (1939) “Sogdian Loan-Words in New Persian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, page 101