pitaka

See also: pitaka'

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पिटक (piṭaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pirtakas.

Noun

pitaka (plural pitakas)

1. (Buddhism) A collection of Buddhist scriptures.

Related terms

• Tripitaka

Translations

a collection of Buddhist scripture

• Burmese: ပိဋကတ် (my) (pi.ta.kat)
• Khmer: បិដក (km) (bĕdkâ)
• Mon: ပိတကတ်
• Pali: pitaka
• Sanskrit: पिटक (sa) (piṭaka)
• Shan: ပီႉတၵၢတ်ႈ (pḭ̂i tǎ kāat), ပိတ်ႈတၵၢတ်ႈ (pīt tǎ kāat)

Anagrams

• Pataki

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• petaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish petaca (“tobacco pouch”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ta‧ka
• IPA^(key): /piˈtaka/ [piˈta.ka]

Noun

pitáka

1. wallet, purse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish petaca (“tobacco pouch”), from Classical Nahuatl petlācalli (“woven wicker hamper”). Not related to Sanskrit पीतक (pītaka, “basket, box”), despite the similarity of meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈtakaʔ/ [pɪˈt̪aː.xɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -akaʔ
• Syllabification: pi‧ta‧ka

Noun

pitakà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜃ)

1. wallet; purse

   Synonyms: kartera, portamoneda, kartamoneda, kuwarta-moneda, lukbutan

See also

• tampipi

 

References

• “pitaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• pakita