پٹاخا

Urdu

Etymology

Hyperforeign form of پَٹاکا (paṭākā). Displaced پَٹاکا (paṭākā). Onomatopoeic, from پٹ (paṭ, “crack”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pə.ʈɑː.xɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

پَٹاخا • (paṭāxā) m (Hindi spelling पटाख़ा or पटाखा)

1. firework, firecracker

Declension

Declension of پٹاخا

	singular	plural
direct	پَٹاخا (paṭāxā)	پَٹاخے (paṭāxe)
oblique	پَٹاخے (paṭāxe)	پَٹاخوں (paṭāxõ)
vocative	پَٹاخے (paṭāxe)	پَٹاخو (paṭāxo)

References

• “پٹاخا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “پٹاخا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.