Enkerchief

/ɪnˈkɛɹtʃɪf/ verb

Definition

To cover with a kerchief or headscarf; to wrap the head.

Etymology

From 'en-' (into) plus 'kerchief,' which comes from Old French 'couvre-chef' (head-covering), literally 'cover-head.' The French compound was borrowed into Middle English and eventually shortened to 'kerchief.'

Kelly Says

The word 'kerchief' preserves a perfect example of how English borrowed French words during the Middle Ages—the French 'couvre-chef' was so useful that English speakers adopted it, but then simplified it to just 'kerchief' and invented new verbs like 'enkerchief' to use it as a verb.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሽብ
shib
ARالعربية
شال
shaal
BNবাংলা
রুমাল
ro-mal
CACatalà
xarxa
kha-r-kha
CSČeština
šátek
sheh-tek
DADansk
sjal
shal
DEDeutsch
Schal
shal
ELΕλληνικά
σάλι
sa-lee
ESEspañol
pañuelo
pahn-yew-lo
FAفارسی
شال
shaal
FISuomi
huivi
hwee-vi
FRFrançais
foulard
foo-lar
GUGU
ટોપી
to-pee
HAHA
sarkin
sar-kin
HEעברית
כובע
kove
HIहिन्दी
दुपट्टा
doo-pat-ta
HUMagyar
sálak
sah-lak
IDBahasa Indonesia
syal
syal
IGIG
okpu
ok-poo
ITItaliano
fazzoletto
fa-tzo-let-to
JA日本語
スカーフ
su-ka-fu
KKKK
шал
shal
KMKM
ស្លាក់
slak
KO한국어
목도리
mok-do-ri
MRMR
टोपी
to-pee
MSBahasa Melayu
syal
syal
MYမြန်မာ
ဆံပင်
shan-pin
NLNederlands
sjaal
sjal
NONorsk
sjal
shal
PAPA
ਟੁੱਟ
tu-t
PLPolski
chusta
khus-ta
PTPortuguês
lenço
len-soh
RORomână
șal
shal
RUРусский
шарф
shar-f
SVSvenska
sjal
shal
SWKiswahili
kofia
ko-fee-ah
TAதமிழ்
தலையறை
thalai-rai
TEతెలుగు
చీర
che-er
THไทย
ผ้าพันคอ
pha-pan-khao
TLTL
scarf
scarf
TRTürkçe
eşarp
eh-shar-p
UKУкраїнська
шарф
shar-f
URاردو
شال
shaal
VITiếng Việt
khăn
khan
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
awon ee-sheh
ZH中文
围巾
wéijīn
ZUZU
isicho
ee-shoh

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