پاتقه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bulgarian пъте́ка (pǎtéka, path, track).

Alternative forms

Noun

پاتقه • (patika) (definite accusative پاتقه‌یی (patikayı), plural پاتقه‌لر (patikalar))

  1. path, trail, track, footpath, a narrow, unpaved route for travel over land, generally not intended for usage by vehicles
    Near-synonyms: چیغیر (çığır), یول (yol)
Descendants
  • Turkish: patika

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bulgarian па́тка (pátka, duck), a wanderwort related to Old Armenian բադ (bad, duck, drake).

Noun

پاتقه • (patka) (definite accusative پاتقه‌یی (patkayı), plural پاتقه‌لر (patkalar))

  1. northern shoveler, a species of duck the feathers of which are employed for the feathers of pillows and garments (Spatula clypeata)
  2. someone with a flat nose or snub nose, a person with a short nose that turns upward at the tip
Derived terms
  • پاتقه بورونلو (patka burunlu, snub-nosed)
Descendants

Adjective

پاتقه • (patka) (comparative دخی پاتقه (dahı patka), superlative اك پاتقه (eñ patka))

  1. snub-nosed, broad-nosed, flat-nosed, having a nose that is short and turned upward at the tip
    Synonym: پاتقه بورونلو (patka burunlu)

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