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English
Etymology
From Punjabi ਪਟਕਾ (paṭkā).
Noun
patka (plural patkas)
- A head covering worn by Sikh boys.
- The same head covering worn by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
From pata + -ka.
Pronunciation
Noun
patka f (related adjective patkový)
- diminutive of pata
Declension
Declension of patka (hard feminine reducible)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “patka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “patka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “patka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Polish
Etymology
From French patte + -ka.
Pronunciation
Noun
patka f
- flap (strip of material sewn or pinned to a garment, used to tighten a loose part of it or as a decoration)
- Hypernym: pasek
Declension
Further reading
- patka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- patka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъtъka, derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *put-, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pâtka/
- Hyphenation: pat‧ka
Noun
pȁtka f (Cyrillic spelling па̏тка, diminutive pȁtkica or pȁčica)
- duck (female)
Declension
References
- “patka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پاتقه (patka).
Noun
patka (definite accusative patkayı, plural patkalar) (dialectal)
- tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
- northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Declension
Derived terms