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paduka

paduka noun: traditional Indian footwear, essentially consisting of a sole with a post and knob engaged between the big toe and second toe.

Noun

paduka (plural padukas)

  1. Traditional Indian footwear, essentially consisting of a sole with a post and knob engaged between the big toe and second toe.
    • These natural-rubber sandals are based on the paduka or toe-knob sandals, a 5,000-year-old Indian shoe design.2009 June 3, Derick Chetty, “Flip-flop with modern sole”, in Toronto Star

Forms of paduka

pluralpadukas

Origin of paduka

From a Sanskrit word, derived from the word for "foot".

Questions about paduka

What does paduka mean?
Paduka means traditional Indian footwear, essentially consisting of a sole with a post and knob engaged between the big toe and second toe.
What part of speech is paduka?
Paduka is a noun.
What is the plural of paduka?
The plural of paduka is padukas.

Words near paduka in the dictionary

  1. paduasoy
  2. paduasoys
  3. Paducah
  4. Paducahs
  5. paduk
  6. paduka
  7. padukas
  8. Padula
  9. Padulas
  10. Paduma
  11. Padumuttara

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