Definition
Touches gently and repeatedly with the hand, usually in a gesture of affection or comfort; third person singular of pat.
Etymology
From Middle English 'pat,' possibly imitative in origin, related to the sound of light tapping. The word emerged around the 1400s and carried connotations of gentle, affectionate touching.
Kelly Says
Pat is one of those wonderfully onomatopoetic words—the word itself mimics the sound it describes, which is why 'pat' works so well in languages across Europe.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጥቅጥቅ (ṭiqṭiq)
tee-kee-tee
ARالعربية
ضربات (ḍarbāt)
dhar-bat
BNবাংলা
ধাক্কা (dhakkā)
dha-kka
CSČeština
klepnutí
klep-nuti
DEDeutsch
Klopfen
klopf-en
ELΕλληνικά
κτύπημα (ktýpma)
k-tee-p-ma
FAفارسی
ضربه (ḍarb)
dar-beh
FRFrançais
tapotements
ta-po-te-man
GUGU
થપથપ (thapthap)
thap-thap
HEעברית
תיקים (tikim)
tee-kim
HIहिन्दी
थपथप (thapthap)
thap-thap
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejaran
ke-ja-ran
ITItaliano
pizzichi
pit-chi-chi
JA日本語
パタパタ (patapatta)
pa-ta-pa-ta
KO한국어
톡톡 (toktok)
tok-tok
MRMR
टपटप (taptap)
tap-tap
MSBahasa Melayu
ketukan
ke-tu-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိတ်ကြိတ် (kyi-kyei)
kyi-kyei
NLNederlands
tikken
tik-en
PAPA
ਟਿੱਕਟਿੱਕ (tiktik)
tik-tik
PLPolski
klepnięcia
kleep-nyet-sia
PTPortuguês
toques
to-kes
RUРусский
хлопки (khlopki)
khlop-ki
SWKiswahili
viboko
vi-bo-ko
TAதமிழ்
மிதி (miti)
mi-thi
TEతెలుగు
పుచ్చు (puccchu)
pu-chchu
THไทย
การตี (kar-tee)
ga-ran-tee
TRTürkçe
vuruşlar
vu-rush-lar
UKУкраїнська
удари (udary)
u-dari
URاردو
ٹکراؤ (ṭikrāʾu)
tik-ra-u
VITiếng Việt
những cú đánh (những cú đánh)
nhyeuh-cu-danh
ZUZU
amagqababa
a-ma-gqa-ba-ba