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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पटाका (paṭākā), पटाखा (paṭākhā).
Noun
pataka (plural patakas)
- (India) A firecracker; a small paper packet of coloured potash and pieces of kankar, exploding when thrown against a hard surface.
Balinese
Romanization
pataka
- Romanization of ᬧᬝᬓ.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧ka
Etymology 1
From Javanese ꦥꦠꦏ (pataka), from Old Javanese patāka (“flag, pennon, banner, sign, emblem”), from Sanskrit पताका (patākā, “banner, flag”).
Noun
pataka (first-person possessive patakaku, second-person possessive patakamu, third-person possessive patakanya)
- guidon: pennant, banner.
- Synonyms: bendera, panji
- colors
Etymology 2
From Sundanese . Compare to Old Javanese pataka (“a part of the roof”) and Sanskrit पाटक (pāṭaka, “shore, long span”).
Noun
pataka (first-person possessive patakaku, second-person possessive patakamu, third-person possessive patakanya)
- (dialectal) dome of mosque (West Java)
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
pataka
- Romanization of ꦥꦠꦏ.
Mapudungun
Etymology
From Aymara pataka.
Pronunciation
Numeral
pataka (Raguileo spelling)
- one hundred
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
pataka
- a part of the roof; ridge
Further reading
- "pataka" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
pȃtākā (Cyrillic spelling па̑та̄ка̄)
- genitive plural of patak