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- Hindi · borrowed fromपटका
- Punjabi · borrowed fromਪਟਕਾ
- English todaypatka
Borrowed from Punjabi ਪਟਕਾ (paṭkā) and/or Hindi पटका (paṭkā). Doublet of purdah.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
patka
Today it means: A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban. Full definition →
Punjabi ਪਟਕਾ ← Hindi पटका