pātaka

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पातक (pātaka, “crime, loss of caste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ta.ka/
• Rhymes: -ka
• Homophones: pataka, pātaka, patāka
• Hyphenation: pā‧ta‧ka

Noun

pātaka

1. sin
2. crime
3. misfortune

Adjective

pātaka

1. criminal
2. sinner

Derived terms

• pātakakāraṇa

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦠꦏ (pataka) (inherited)

Further reading

• "pātaka" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.