Persian

Noun

لسپردرک • ‎(laspardarak)

1. hand towel, handkerchief
   • 9th–10th century, Rudaki, (Please provide the title of the work):

     لب را بلسپردرک بکن پاک از می

     lab-rā bi-laspardarak be-kun pāk az may

     (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