pataka

See also: patākā

English

Alternative forms

• phataka, patakha

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पटाका (paṭākā), पटाखा (paṭākhā).

Noun

pataka (plural patakas)

1. (India) A firecracker; a small paper packet of coloured potash and pieces of kankar, exploding when thrown against a hard surface.

Balinese

Romanization

pataka

1. Romanization of ᬧᬝᬓ.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈtaka]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧ka

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦥꦠꦏ (pataka), from Old Javanese patāka (“flag, pennon, banner, sign, emblem”), from Sanskrit पताका (patākā, “banner, flag”).

Noun

pataka (first-person possessive patakaku, second-person possessive patakamu, third-person possessive patakanya)

1. guidon: pennant, banner.

   Synonyms: bendera, panji

2. colors

Etymology 2

From Sundanese [Term?]. Compare to Old Javanese pataka (“a part of the roof”) and Sanskrit पाटक (pāṭaka, “shore, long span”).

Noun

pataka (first-person possessive patakaku, second-person possessive patakamu, third-person possessive patakanya)

1. (dialectal) dome of mosque (West Java)

Further reading

• “pataka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

pataka

1. Romanization of ꦥꦠꦏ.

Mapudungun

Etymology

From Aymara pataka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtaka/

Numeral

pataka (Raguileo spelling)

1. one hundred

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

pȃtākā (Cyrillic spelling па̑та̄ка̄)

1. genitive plural of patak