patola

See also: Patola and Patoła

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં (paṭoḷā̃), plural of પટોળું (paṭoḷũ).

Noun

patola (countable and uncountable, plural patolas)

1. A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
2. Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
3. Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
4. Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).

Anagrams

• Lopata, palato-, tapalo

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• petola, ketola

Etymology

From Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “pointed gourd”).

Noun

patola (plural patola-patola)

1. loofah, Luffa cylindrica

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtola/, [pʰa.ˈt̪ʰo.la]
• Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay petola (“discloth gourd”), from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “pointed gourd”).

Noun

patola (Lontara spelling ᨄᨈᨚᨒ or 𑻣𑻦𑻶𑻮, definite patolaya)

1. (botany) loofah; sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) (a cucumber-like fruit eaten boiled in soup)

Derived terms

compounds

• patola gaja
• patola romang
• patola ularaʼ

Etymology 2

From Malay petola (“a type of Indian floral silk”), from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “patola cloth”).

Noun

patola (Lontara spelling ᨄᨈᨚᨒ or 𑻣𑻦𑻶𑻮, definite patolaya)

1. a type of floral silk fabric
2. (figurative, poetic) a beloved

Derived terms

compounds

• cinde patola
• patola rawang

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

patola (Lontara spelling ᨄᨈᨚᨒ or 𑻣𑻦𑻶𑻮, definite patolaya)

1. (historical) a specific type of rifle or gun used in the past

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Papuan Malay

Noun

patola

1. amethystine python (Simalia amethistina)

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of patologia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtɔ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola f

1. (colloquial, derogatory) behavior that violates generally accepted social norms

   Synonym: patologia

2. (collective, colloquial, derogatory) people whose way of life, conduct, or behavior violates generally accepted social norms

Declension

Declension of patola

	singular	plural
nominative	patola	patole
genitive	patoli	patoli/patol
dative	patoli	patolom
accusative	patolę	patole
instrumental	patolą	patolami
locative	patoli	patolach
vocative	patolo	patole

Related terms

adjective

• patologiczny

adverb

• patologicznie

nouns

• patolog
• patologia
• patologiczność
• patologizacja

Further reading

• “patola”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “patola”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈtɔ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈtɔ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola f (plural patolas)

1. pincer (claw of a crustacean)
2. (slang) foot
3. the hook of a crane
4. a group of fools

Noun

patola m or f by sense (plural patolas)

1. fool; simpleton

Further reading

• “patola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “patola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)”). Sense 3 is a play from patol. Compare Malay ketola, petola.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈtola/ [pɐˈt̪oː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

Noun

patola (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜎ)

1. ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula)
2. (slang) lower rank
3. (slang) someone who likes to engage conflict with people despite not being worth it

Derived terms

• patolang gubat
• patolang iloko
• patolang tagalog
• patolang uwak
• payatola
• pulis patola

Anagrams

• palaot

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly from North Moluccan Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈt̪o.l̪a/

Noun

patola

1. python

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics