لسپردرک

لسپردرک

Persian

Etymology

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

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-rā ba-laspardarak bi-kun pāk az may

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

     (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, volume 10, issue 1, page 101