napkin
/ˈnæpkɪn/noun
उच्चारण नैप्किन
नैपकिन, रुमाल
Basic word
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a piece of cloth or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers
नैपकिन, रुमाल
- a paper napkin
- Please put a napkin on your lap before you eat.
- The waiter brought clean napkins to the table.
+ 2 more examples
- She wiped her fingers on a paper napkin.
- Cloth napkins were laid out for the wedding lunch.
?Which word?
Keep the cloth words: napkin (at the table), handkerchief (in the pocket), towel (for drying the body), tissue (soft paper), tablecloth (covers the table), duster.
कपड़े के शब्द याद रखिए: napkin (मेज़ पर), handkerchief (जेब में, रूमाल), towel (शरीर पोंछने के लिए), tissue (नरम काग़ज़), tablecloth (मेज़पोश), duster।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: napkin is used in both; serviette is also British.
British और American English में napkin दोनों में प्रयुक्त होता है; serviette भी British है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hide your talent in a napkin (old use, not use your abilities).
Idiom 'hide your talent in a napkin' (पुराना, अपनी योग्यता का उपयोग न करना)।