gatka

See also: Gatka, gatką, and Gatką

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗਤਕਾ (gatkā).

Noun

gatka (uncountable)

  1. A traditional South Asian form of combat training in which wooden sticks are used to simulate swords in sparring matches.

Polish

Etymology

Probably from gać +‎ -ka.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡat.ka/
  • Rhymes: -atka
  • Syllabification: gat‧ka
  • Homophones: gadka, Gatka

Noun

gatka f

  1. (botany) ocrea

Declension
Declension of gatka
singular plural
nominative gatka gatki
genitive gatki gatek
dative gatce gatkom
accusative gatkę gatki
instrumental gatką gatkami
locative gatce gatkach
vocative gatko gatki

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “gać”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “gać”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

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