[Vocabulary] What is the word for this vessel that is used to pour water while taking a bath?

[Aamir Tariq]

In each of these pictures you can see a plastic bucket and a vessel inside it. They are part of washrooms especially in the Asian subcontinent and probably in the Middle Eastern countries as well. They are kept under the faucet and filled up with water. The vessel in the bucket is used to pour water on the body while taking a bath. The bucket is called "Balti" in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Hindko and Pashto. The vessel is called "Dollchi" in Urdu and Hindko. Kindly tell me the word for it in English. Regards, Aamir the Global Citizen

 

[GoesStation]

If I saw one in my hotel room and didn't know what to call it, I'd call it a pitcher or a little bucket. If I was familiar with it and was talking to someone who also knew about them, I'd use its local name.

 

[tedmc]

A bucket with a spout or lip is called a pitcher whereas those without it is just called a bucket.
I think a pitcher is used for easy pouring of small quantities of liquid like drinks. The Asian way of bathing usually uses a small bucket scooping water from a trough.The narrow spout serves no purpose in bathing.

 

[bhaisahab]

It's a jug. I have often used a bucket and jug to bathe when travelling in India.

 

[GoesStation]

In those AmE dialects that use the word, a jug is a large bottle with a narrow neck and a stopper. The term "jug wine" refers to cheap wine sold in three-liter or one-gallon bottles.

 

[bhaisahab]

This is a plastic jug (BrE) like the ones in the OP's pictures. https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/...rNPRc/s1600/10918plastic_jug.jpg&action=click

 

[Aamir Tariq]

This is a plastic jug (BrE) like the ones in the OP's pictures. https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/...rNPRc/s1600/10918plastic_jug.jpg&action=click

This is the second time, I have come across this abbreviation "OP". What does it stand for? Is it "Original Post"? If it is, then why is it written in capital letters?

 

[Rover_KE]

OP is the abbreviation of 'original post' or 'original poster'.

Such initialisms are capitalised for the sake of clarity and to distinguish them from actual words which exist in lower case letters. The word op existed as a short form of operation long before online message boards were thought of.

Also, ID is the abbreviation for 'identification'. The word id has a completely unrelated meaning.