पताका

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पताका (patākā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.t̪ɑː.kɑː/, [pɐ.t̪äː.käː]

Noun

पताका • (patākā) f (Urdu spelling پتاکا)

1. banner; flag

   Synonyms: ध्वज (dhvaj), ध्वजा (dhvajā), झंडा (jhaṇḍā)

   राष्ट्रीय पताका ― rāṣṭrīya patākā ― national flag

Declension

Declension of पताका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पताका patākā	पताकाएँ patākāẽ
oblique	पताका patākā	पताकाओं patākāõ
vocative	पताका patākā	पताकाओ patākāo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पताका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पताका”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पताका (patākā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.t̪a.ka/

Noun

पताका • (patākā) m

1. flag, banner

   Synonyms: झेंडा (jheṇḍā), ध्वज (dhvaj)

Declension

Declension of पताका (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	पताका patākā
direct plural	पताके patāke
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पताका patākā		पताके patāke
oblique सामान्यरूप	पताक्या patākyā		पताक्यां- patākyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पताक्याला patākyālā		पताक्यांना patākyānnā
ergative	पताक्याने, पताक्यानं patākyāne, patākyāna		पताक्यांनी patākyānnī
instrumental	पताक्याशी patākyāśī		पताक्यांशी patākyānśī
locative सप्तमी	पताक्यात patākyāt		पताक्यांत patākyāt
vocative संबोधन	पताक्या patākyā		पताक्यांनो patākyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पताका (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पताक्याचा patākyāċā	पताक्याचे patākyāċe	पताक्याची patākyācī	पताक्याच्या patākyācā	पताक्याचे, पताक्याचं patākyāċe, patākyāċa	पताक्याची patākyācī	पताक्याच्या patākyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पताक्यांचा patākyānċā	पताक्यांचे patākyānċe	पताक्यांची patākyāñcī	पताक्यांच्या patākyāncā	पताक्यांचे, पताक्यांचं patākyānċe, patākyānċa	पताक्यांची patākyāñcī	पताक्यांच्या patākyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पताका”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पताका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “पताका”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• patākā (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀢𑀸𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• পতাকা (Bengali script)
• පතාකා (Sinhalese script)
• ပတာကာ or ပတႃၵႃ (Burmese script)
• ปตากา or ปะตากา (Thai script)
• ᨷᨲᩣᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຕາກາ or ປະຕາກາ (Lao script)
• បតាកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄖𑄂𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

पताका f

1. Devanagari script form of patākā

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• पताक (patāka)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পতাকা (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬢᬵᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• পতাকা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰝𑰯𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀢𑀸𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ပတာကာ (Burmese script)
• પતાકા (Gujarati script)
• ਪਤਾਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦠꦴꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂞𑂰𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಪತಾಕಾ (Kannada script)
• បតាកា (Khmer script)
• ປຕາກາ (Lao script)
• പതാകാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘝𑘰𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢐᠠᢗᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑦽𑧑𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐟𑐵𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପତାକା (Odia script)
• ꢦꢡꢵꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆠𑆳𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖝𑖯𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• පතාකා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩫𑩛𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚙𑚭𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
• பதாகா (Tamil script)
• పతాకా (Telugu script)
• ปตากา (Thai script)
• པ་ཏཱ་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒞𑒰𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨙𑨊𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from the root पत् (pat, “to fly, fall”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.tɑː.kɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɐˈt̪ɑː.kɑː/

Noun

पताका • (patākā) stem, f

1. flag, banner

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पताका (patākā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पताका patākā	पताके patāke	पताकाः patākāḥ
Vocative	पताके patāke	पताके patāke	पताकाः patākāḥ
Accusative	पताकाम् patākām	पताके patāke	पताकाः patākāḥ
Instrumental	पताकया / पताका¹ patākayā / patākā¹	पताकाभ्याम् patākābhyām	पताकाभिः patākābhiḥ
Dative	पताकायै patākāyai	पताकाभ्याम् patākābhyām	पताकाभ्यः patākābhyaḥ
Ablative	पताकायाः / पताकायै² patākāyāḥ / patākāyai²	पताकाभ्याम् patākābhyām	पताकाभ्यः patākābhyaḥ
Genitive	पताकायाः / पताकायै² patākāyāḥ / patākāyai²	पताकयोः patākayoḥ	पताकानाम् patākānām
Locative	पताकायाम् patākāyām	पताकयोः patākayoḥ	पताकासु patākāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Assamese: পতাকা (potaka)
• Bengali: পতাকা (potaka), পাতাকা (pataka)
• Hindi: पताक (patāk), पताका (patākā)
• → Indonesian: pataka
• Konkani: पताका (patākā)
• Marathi: पताका (patākā)
• Nepali: पताका (patākā)
• Odia: ପତକା (patakā), ପତାକା (patākā)
• Pali: patākā
• Tamil: படாகை (paṭākai), பதாகை (patākai)
• Telugu: పతాక (patāka)
• Malayalam: പതാക (patāka)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पताका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 581, column 1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 73
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “patākā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.