gatka
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi ਗਤਕਾ (gatkā).
Noun
gatka (uncountable)
- A traditional South Asian form of combat training in which wooden sticks are used to simulate swords in sparring matches.
Polish
Etymology
Probably from gać + -ka.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
gatka f
Declension
Declension of gatka
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “gać”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “gać”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “gatka”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “gatka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 809