patapata
Cebuano
    
    Pronunciation
    
- Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧pa‧ta
Noun
    
patapata
- any of several damsels:
- the Philippine damsel (Pomacentrus philippinus)
- the Cape Verde gregory (Stegastes imbricatus)
- the lemon damsel (Pomacentrus moluccensis)
- the sapphire damsel (Pomacentrus pavo)
- the goldback damsel (Pomacentrus nigromanus)
- the Reid's damsel (Pomacentrus reidi)
- the yellow chromis (Chromis analis)
- the Alexander's damsel (Pomacentrus alexanderae)
- the threespot damsel (Pomacentrus tripunctatus)
- the brown damsel (Pomacentrus opisthostigma)
- the Smith's damsel (Pomacentrus smithi)
- the brackish damsel (Pomacentrus taeniometopon)
- the green puller (Chromis cinerascens)
- the brown damsel (Pomacentrus opisthostigma)
- the chocolatedip chromis (Chromis dimidiata)
- the doublebar chromis (Chromis opercularis)
- the cerulean damsel (Pomacentrus caeruleus)
- the Indonesian damsel (Pomacentrus melanochir)
- the blackspot damsel (Pomacentrus stigma)
- the Bleeker's damsel (Chrysiptera bleekeri)
 
Gun
    
    Alternative forms
    
- kpátákpátá (Benin)
Etymology
    
Likely from Yoruba pátápátá, cognates include Fon kpátákpátá, Krio kpatakpata, Nigerian Pidgin kpatakpata, Basa kpátákpátá, Lukpa kpátákpátá, Akpes kpátákpátá, Olukumi kpátákpátá
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /k͡pá.tá.k͡pá.tá/
Nigerian Pidgin
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /k͡pá.tá.k͡pá.tá/
Yoruba
    
    Alternative forms
    
- پَتَپَتَ
Etymology
    
Reduplication of pátá. Cognates include Basa kpátákpátá, Lukpa kpátákpátá, Akpes kpátákpátá, Olukumi kpátákpátá, Nupe kpáátá.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /k͡pá.tá.k͡pá.tá/
Descendants
    
- → Nigerian Pidgin: kpatakpata, patapata
- → Gun: kpátákpátá, pátápátá
- → Fon: kpátákpátá
- → Krio: kpatakpata
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