Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: pat-ka
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਪਟਕਾ (paṭkā) and/or Hindi पटका (paṭkā). Doublet of purdah.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पटका

Inflected Forms

patkas (plural)

Questions

What does patka mean?: A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.
Where does patka come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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