patka

English

Etymology

From Punjabi ਪਟਕਾ (paṭkā).

Noun

patka (plural patkas)

1. A head covering worn by Sikh boys.
2. The same head covering worn by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.

Anagrams

• Patak

Czech

Etymology

From pata +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

patka f (related adjective patkový)

1. Diminutive of pata

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• patka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• patka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• patka in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish

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patka

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Etymology

From French patte +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat.ka/

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• Rhymes: -atka
• Syllabification: pat‧ka
• Homophone: Patka

Noun

patka f

1. 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)

1. duck (female)

Declension

Related terms

• pátak (“male duck”)
• ptȉca (“bird”)

References

• “patka” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Turkish

Alternative forms

• patga

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاتقه (patka).

Noun

patka (definite accusative patkayı, plural patkalar) (dialectal)

1. tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
2. northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Declension

Derived terms

• elmabaş patka (“common pochard (Aythya ferina)”)
• kara patka (“common scoter (Melanitta nigra)”)
• karabaş patka (“greater bluebill (Aythya marila”)
• pasbaş patka (“castaneous duck (Aythya nyroca)”)
• tepeli patka (“tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)”)