patola

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See also: Patola and Patoła

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં (paṭoḷā̃), plural of પટોળું (paṭoḷũ).

Noun

patola (countable and uncountable, plural patolas)

  1. A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
  2. Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
  3. Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
  4. Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of patologia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈtɔ.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) behavior that violates generally accepted social norms
    Synonym: patologia
  2. (collective, colloquial, derogatory) people whose way of life, conduct, or behavior violates generally accepted social norms

Declension

Declension of patola
singular plural
nominative patola patole
genitive patoli patoli/patol
dative patoli patolom
accusative patolę patole
instrumental patolą patolami
locative patoli patolach
vocative patolo patole
adjective
adverb
nouns

Further reading

  • patola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • patola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola f (plural patolas)

  1. pincer (claw of a crustacean)
  2. (slang) foot
  3. the hook of a crane
  4. a group of fools

Noun

patola m or f by sense (plural patolas)

  1. fool; simpleton

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)”).[1] Sense 3 is a play from patol. Compare Malay ketola, petola.

Pronunciation

Noun

patola (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜎ)

  1. ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula)
  2. (slang) lower rank
  3. (slang) someone who likes to engage conflict with people despite not being worth it

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 135

Anagrams

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly from North Moluccan Malay .

Pronunciation

Noun

patola

  1. python

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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