patapata

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Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧pa‧ta

Noun[edit]

patapata

  1. any of several damsels:
    1. the Philippine damsel (Pomacentrus philippinus)
    2. the Cape Verde gregory (Stegastes imbricatus)
    3. the lemon damsel (Pomacentrus moluccensis)
    4. the sapphire damsel (Pomacentrus pavo)
    5. the goldback damsel (Pomacentrus nigromanus)
    6. the Reid's damsel (Pomacentrus reidi)
    7. the yellow chromis (Chromis analis)
    8. the Alexander's damsel (Pomacentrus alexanderae)
    9. the threespot damsel (Pomacentrus tripunctatus)
    10. the brown damsel (Pomacentrus opisthostigma)
    11. the Smith's damsel (Pomacentrus smithi)
    12. the brackish damsel (Pomacentrus taeniometopon)
    13. the green puller (Chromis cinerascens)
    14. the brown damsel (Pomacentrus opisthostigma)
    15. the chocolatedip chromis (Chromis dimidiata)
    16. the doublebar chromis (Chromis opercularis)
    17. the cerulean damsel (Pomacentrus caeruleus)
    18. the Indonesian damsel (Pomacentrus melanochir)
    19. the blackspot damsel (Pomacentrus stigma)
    20. the Bleeker's damsel (Chrysiptera bleekeri)

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from Yoruba pátápátá, cognates include Fon kpátákpátá, Krio kpatakpata, Nigerian Pidgin kpatakpata, Basa kpátákpátá, Lukpa kpátákpátá, Akpes kpátákpátá, Olukumi kpátákpátá

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /k͡pá.tá.k͡pá.tá/

Adverb[edit]

pátápátá (Nigeria)

  1. completely

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

patapata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぱたぱた

Nigerian Pidgin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /k͡pá.tá.k͡pá.tá/

Adverb[edit]

patapata or pátápátá

  1. Alternative form of kpatakpata (“completely”)

Yoruba[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of pátá. Cognates include Basa kpátákpátá, Lukpa kpátákpátá, Akpes kpátákpátá, Olukumi kpátákpátá, Nupe kpáátá.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /k͡pá.tá.k͡pá.tá/

Adverb[edit]

pátápátá

  1. completely
    Wọ́n ti jẹ àkàrà yẹn tán pátápátá ― They finshed the akara completely

Descendants[edit]

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