पटका

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?

Sanskrit पट (paṭa)?

Sanskrit पट्ट (paṭṭa)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa)

Hindi पटका (paṭkā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa, “strip of cloth, turban”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पट्ट (paṭṭa, “strip of cloth, silk”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəʈ.kɑː/, [pɐʈ.käː]

Noun

पटका • (paṭkā) m

1. sash
2. (Sikhism) a patka (small turban usually worn by children)

Declension

Declension of पटका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पटका paṭkā	पटके paṭke
oblique	पटके paṭke	पटकों paṭkõ
vocative	पटके paṭke	पटको paṭko

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पटका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press