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patka

patka noun: a head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.

patka: a head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban
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Noun

patka (plural patkas)

  1. (Sikhism) A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.

patka meaning in Hindi, Punjabi and Pashto

patka in Hindi

a patka
पटका paṭkā

patka in Punjabi

a patka
پٹکا paṭṭkā

patka in Pashto

patka
پټکی paṭkay

Forms of patka

pluralpatkas

Origin of patka

Borrowed from Punjabi ਪਟਕਾ (paṭkā) and/or Hindi पटका (paṭkā). Doublet of purdah.

Questions about patka

What does patka mean?
Patka means a head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.
What is patka in Hindi?
Patka in Hindi is पटका (paṭkā). See Patka meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is patka?
Patka is a noun.
What is the plural of patka?
The plural of patka is patkas.

Words near patka in the dictionary

  1. patissiers
  2. pativrata
  3. pativratas
  4. patjuk
  5. Patk.
  6. patka
  7. patkas
  8. Patlan
  9. Patlans
  10. patly
  11. Patman

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: patka (page history and authors); पटका (Hindi) (page history and authors); پٹکا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); پټکی (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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