пешкир
Cyrillic, masculine
In Serbian, the word for towel is пешкир. Wiktionary also lists убрус and ручник.
Meaning: cloth used for wiping (noun)
Ways to say it
| Serbian | Note |
|---|---|
| пешкир | Cyrillic, masculine |
| убрус | Cyrillic, masculine |
| ручник | Cyrillic, masculine |
| peškir | Latin, masculine |
| ubrus | Latin, masculine |
| ručnik | Latin, masculine |
The term refers to a cloth used for wiping.
Which one should you use?
убрус and ручник are also used. peškir is the Latin script version of пешкир, ubrus is the Latin script version of убрус and ručnik is the Latin script version of ручник.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine noun пешкир changes to пешкира in the genitive singular form. This form is used after words indicating absence, such as 'нема' (there is no) or to show possession.
Did you know?
- In traditional Serbian customs, a specially embroidered ручник is often used in religious rites and folk weddings as a symbol of purity.
- The word пешкир is not Slavic in origin but was borrowed from Ottoman Turkish, which had previously taken it from Classical Persian.
- While пешкир is the general word for a bath towel, убрус is more commonly used to describe a paper towel or a linen napkin.
Examples in context
- Том се обрисао пешкиром.Tom dried off with a towel.This sentence shows how to use the form пешкир in the context of drying off.Tatoeba #8876588 by Lebad, translation #8843713 by Hybrid
- Molim vas, da li biste mogli doneti peškir?Could you please bring a towel?
- Molim vas, da li biste mogli doneti kupatilski peškir?Could you please bring a bathroom towel?
- Daj mi tu krpu, molim te?Can you pass me that towel, please?
- Da li imate peškir?Do you have a towel?
- Zdravo, da li imate peškir za mene?Hello, do you have a towel for me?
- Не заборави свој пешкир за плажу.Don't forget your beach towel.
- Нови пешкир је веома мек.The new towel is very soft.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nikola and Milica are in the bathroom.
- NikolaМилица, имаш ли још један пешкир?Milica, do you have another towel?
- MilicaИмам, узео сам га из ормана.I do, I took it from the cupboard.
- NikolaХвала, дај ми га брзо.Thanks, give it to me quickly.
- MilicaЕво, држи овај пешкир.Here, hold this towel.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “towel” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries peškir, пешкир, ручник, убрус, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
