patul

See also: patuł and pătul

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.tul/
  • Rhymes: -atul
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tul

Noun

patul n

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pat (bed)

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

A word confined to the dialects of Pontus. Akin to Armenian փաթիլ (pʻatʻil). See it for more. See also tapul, padul, badul.

Noun

patul (Güneyce, Akçaabat, Maçka)

  1. large snowflake
    • A folk song from Güneyce:
      Kar yağar patul patul
      Kabilari diyatur
      Bizum var bi Cuhatun
      Akşam olmadan yatur
      Kakar yari ceceye
      Etmekleri ipratur
      Snow falls in large flakes []
  2. tuft, flock of white wool (carded or uncarded)
  3. (figuratively) very white, pure
    patul gibi çocukwhite little boy

Derived terms

  • patullamak (to whiten, verb)

References

Yogad

Noun

patúl

  1. king