pitaka

pitaka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पिटक (piṭaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pirtakas.

Noun

pitaka (plural pitakas)

1. (Buddhism) A collection of Buddhist scriptures.

Related terms

• Tripitaka

Translations

a collection of Buddhist scripture

Burmese: ပိဋကတ် (my) (pi.ta.kat) Khmer: បិដក (km) (bĕdkâ) Mon: ပိတကတ် Pali: pitaka Sanskrit: पिटक (sa) (piṭaka) Shan: ပီႉတၵၢတ်ႈ (pḭ̂i tǎ kāat), ပိတ်ႈတၵၢတ်ႈ (pīt tǎ kāat)

Anagrams

• Pataki

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Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• petaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish petaca (“tobacco pouch”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ta‧ka
• IPA^(key): /piˈtaka/

Noun

pitáka

1. wallet, purse

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish petaca (“tobacco pouch”), from Classical Nahuatl petlācalli (“woven wicker hamper”). Not related to Sanskrit पीतक (pītaka, “basket, box”), despite the similarity of meaning.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ta‧ka
• IPA^(key): /piˈtakaʔ/, [pɪˈta.xɐʔ]

Noun

pitakà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜃ)

1. wallet; purse

   Synonyms: kartera, portamoneda, kartamoneda, kuwarta-moneda, lukbutan

References

• “pitaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018