makata

Borrowed from Turkish makat, from Arabic مَقْعَد (maqʕad, “seat”).

• IPA^(key): /maˈka.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ma‧ka‧ta

makata f (diminutive makatka)

1. a decorated cloth used as a tapestry or to cover furniture (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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

• makatha — obsolete

From ma- +‎ kata, a variant of katha. However, the root is pronounced with an ultimate stress. The word was introduced in the early 20th century. Doublet of makatha. Compare Malay kata.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈkataʔ/ [mɐˈxaː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ataʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧ka‧ta

makatà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜆ)

1. poet

   Synonyms: manunula, mangangatha

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• “makata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018