falling ; sin, wickedness ; a leaf ; an ornament worn in the upper part of the ear ; a draft or cheque on a banker. Pātoṅ ā-lognā, applied to trees, indicates the fall of their leaves in autumn ; met. It signifies that one's power or ability is exhausted : it is often applied to patience exhausted by the scorn of a beloved person, or to a destitute condition from adverse fortune. s.