paṭṭa

  1. slab, tablet, plate, in compounds ayo˚; iron plate AN.iv.130, AN.iv.131; Ja.iv.7 (suvaṇṇa˚); Pv-a.43 (ayomaya˚); loha˚; brass plate Pv-a.44; silā˚ stone slab Ja.i.59 etc. When written on it is placed into a casket (mañjūsā) Ja.ii.36; Ja.iv.335.
  2. a bandage, strip (of cloth) Vv.33#41 (āyoga˚) = Vv-a.142.
  3. fine cloth, woven silk, cotton cloth, turban (-cloth) Vin.ii.266 (dussa˚ = setavattha-paṭṭa Bdhgh see Vin. Texts iii.341); SN.ii.102 (id.) Ja.i.62 (sumana cloth with a jasmine pattern); Ja.vi.191 (˚sāṭaka), Ja.vi.370 (nāḷi˚); Kp-a.51 (˚bandhana); DN-a.i.87 (āmilāka); Dhp-a.i.395 (˚vattha); Dhp-a.ii.42 (rajata˚)
    dupaṭṭa “double cloth, see under dvi B ii.

cp. late Sk. paṭṭa, doubtful etym.