patola

See also: Patola and Patoła

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં (paṭoḷā̃), plural of પટોળું (paṭoḷũ).

Noun

patola (countable and uncountable, plural patolas)

1. A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
2. Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
3. Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
4. Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).

Anagrams

• Lopata, palato-, tapalo

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of patologia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtɔ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola f

1. (colloquial, derogatory) behavior that violates generally accepted social norms

   Synonym: patologia

2. (collective, colloquial, derogatory) people whose way of life, conduct, or behavior violates generally accepted social norms

Declension

Declension of patola

	singular	plural
nominative	patola	patole
genitive	patoli	patoli/patol
dative	patoli	patolom
accusative	patolę	patole
instrumental	patolą	patolami
locative	patoli	patolach
vocative	patolo	patole

Related terms

adjective

• patologiczny

 

adverb

• patologicznie

 

nouns

• patolog
• patologia
• patologiczność
• patologizacja

 

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈtɔ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈtɔ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈtɔ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈtɔ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola f (plural patolas)

1. pincer (claw of a crustacean)
2. (slang) foot
3. the hook of a crane
4. a group of fools

Noun

patola m or f by sense (plural patolas)

1. fool; simpleton

Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)”). Sense 3 is a play from patol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtola/, [pɐˈto.lɐ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜎ)

1. ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula)
2. (slang) lower rank
3. (slang) someone who likes to engage conflict with people despite not being worth it

Derived terms

• patolang gubat
• patolang iloko
• patolang tagalog
• patolang uwak
• payatola
• pulis patola

 

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly from North Moluccan Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈt̪o.l̪a/

Noun

patola

1. python

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics