پٹکا

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?
    Sanskrit पट (paṭa)?
    Sanskrit पट्ट (paṭṭa)
    Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa)
    Punjabi پٹکا (pṭkā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa, “strip of cloth, turban”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पट्ट (paṭṭa, “strip of cloth, silk”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpəʈ.ʈə̆.kaː/

    Noun

    پَٹّکا • (paṭṭkā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੱਟਕਾ or ਪਟਕਾ)

    1. a length of cloth used variously as turban, sash, towel, etc.
    2. (Sikhism) a patka (small turban usually worn by children)

    Descendants

    • Pashto: پټکی (paṭkay)
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