làmh-anart

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

làmh (“hand”) +‎ anart (“linen”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɫ̪aːv ˈan.arˠʃt̪/

Noun

làmh-anart m (genitive singular làmh-anairt, plural làmh-anartan)

1. handkerchief, hand towel, napkin
   • 1911, Katherine White Grant, Aig Tigh na Beinne, Oban: Hugh MacDonald, page 26:

     An sin dh' fhosgail i làmh-anart grinn, anns an robh aran, càise, agus dà ubh bhruich air am pasgadh.

     Then she opened a fine linen handkerchief, in which bread, cheese, and two boiled eggs were wrapped.

References

“làmh-anart” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.