काक

See also: काकू and काका

Khaling

Etymology

Cognate with Garo kak. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

काक (kaak)

  1. basket

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • kāka (Latin script)
  • 𑀓𑀸𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • কাক (Bengali script)
  • කාක (Sinhalese script)
  • ကာက or ၵႃၵ (Burmese script)
  • กาก or กากะ (Thai script)
  • ᨠᩣᨠ (Tai Tham script)
  • ກາກ or ກາກະ (Lao script)
  • កាក (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄂𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

काक m

  1. Devanagari script form of kāka

Declension

Declension table of "काक" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)काको (kāko)काका (kākā)
Accusative (second)काकं (kākaṃ)काके (kāke)
Instrumental (third)काकेन (kākena)काकेहि (kākehi) or काकेभि (kākebhi)
Dative (fourth)काकस्स (kākassa) or काकाय (kākāya) or काकत्थं (kākatthaṃ)काकानं (kākānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)काकस्मा (kākasmā) or काकम्हा (kākamhā) or काका (kākā)काकेहि (kākehi) or काकेभि (kākebhi)
Genitive (sixth)काकस्स (kākassa)काकानं (kākānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)काकस्मिं (kākasmiṃ) or काकम्हि (kākamhi) or काके (kāke)काकेसु (kākesu)
Vocative (calling)काक (kāka)काका (kākā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • কাক (Assamese script)
  • ᬓᬵᬓ (Balinese script)
  • কাক (Bengali script)
  • 𑰎𑰯𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀓𑀸𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • ကာက (Burmese script)
  • કાક (Gujarati script)
  • ਕਾਕ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌕𑌾𑌕 (Grantha script)
  • ꦏꦴꦏ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂍𑂰𑂍 (Kaithi script)
  • ಕಾಕ (Kannada script)
  • កាក (Khmer script)
  • ກາກ (Lao script)
  • കാക (Malayalam script)
  • ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘎𑘰𑘎 (Modi script)
  • ᢉᠠᢗᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦮𑧑𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐎𑐵𑐎 (Newa script)
  • କାକ (Odia script)
  • ꢒꢵꢒ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆑𑆳𑆑 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖎𑖯𑖎 (Siddham script)
  • කාක (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩜𑩛𑩜 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚊𑚭𑚊 (Takri script)
  • காக (Tamil script)
  • కాక (Telugu script)
  • กาก (Thai script)
  • ཀཱ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒏𑒰𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨋𑨊𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Imitative, similar to Old High German kā (“crow, jackdaw”), Middle Low German kâ (“crow, jackdaw”) or borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *kākkay, the latter likely also imitative. See also English caw caw.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

काक • (kā́ka) stem, m

  1. (onomatopoeia) (imitation of the cawing of the crow), a crow
  2. (onomatopoeia) (imitation of the crowing of the rooster)
  3. (poetry) an expression of contempt

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of काक
singular dual plural
nominative काकः (kā́kaḥ) काकौ (kā́kau)
काका¹ (kā́kā¹) 		काकाः (kā́kāḥ)
काकासः¹ (kā́kāsaḥ¹)
accusative काकम् (kā́kam) काकौ (kā́kau)
काका¹ (kā́kā¹) 		काकान् (kā́kān)
instrumental काकेन (kā́kena) काकाभ्याम् (kā́kābhyām) काकैः (kā́kaiḥ)
काकेभिः¹ (kā́kebhiḥ¹)
dative काकाय (kā́kāya) काकाभ्याम् (kā́kābhyām) काकेभ्यः (kā́kebhyaḥ)
ablative काकात् (kā́kāt) काकाभ्याम् (kā́kābhyām) काकेभ्यः (kā́kebhyaḥ)
genitive काकस्य (kā́kasya) काकयोः (kā́kayoḥ) काकानाम् (kā́kānām)
locative काके (kā́ke) काकयोः (kā́kayoḥ) काकेषु (kā́keṣu)
vocative काक (kā́ka) काकौ (kā́kau)
काका¹ (kā́kā¹) 		काकाः (kā́kāḥ)
काकासः¹ (kā́kāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Descendants
  • Dardic:
    • Gawar-Bati: کوٹو (káuṭɔ)
    • Indus Kohistani: qā
    • Kashmiri: کاو (kāv)
    • Khowar: کاغ (kaġ)
    • Pashayi:
      • Northwest Pashayi: kāīk, kaī
    • Shina: کاں (kā̃)
      • Kohistani Shina: کاہ (kāh)
    • Torwali: کک (kak)
  • Pali: kāka, kākī
  • Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀬 (kāya), 𑀓𑀸𑀈 (kāī)
    • Central:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀕 (kāga)
        • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Eastern:
    • Northern:
    • Northwestern:
      • Paisaci Prakrit:
        • Takka Apabhramsa:
          • Lahnda: کاں (kā̃)
          • Punjabi: kā̃
            Gurmukhi script: ਕਾਂ (kā̃)
            Shahmukhi script: کاں (kāṉ)
        • Vracada Apabhramsa:
          • Sindhi: kā̃
            Arabic script: ڪَان
            Devanagari script: कां
    • Southern:
    • Western:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀕 (kāga)
        • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • ⇒ Prakrit: *𑀓𑀸𑀓-𑀉𑀓 (*kāka-uka)
      • Central:
        • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀓𑀸𑀕-𑀉𑀕 (*kāga-uga)[3]
      • Eastern:
      • Northern:
        • Khasa Prakrit:
          • Central Pahari:
            • Kumaoni: कव (kaw)
          • Western Pahari:
      • Northwestern:
        • Paisaci Prakrit:
          • Takka Apabhramsa:
          • Vracada Apabhramsa:
            • Sindhi: kā̃ũ
              Arabic script: ڪَاءُن
              Devanagari script: काउं
      • Southern:
        • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Western:
        • Sauraseni Prakrit:
          • Gujarati: કાઉ (kāu)
    • ⇒ Prakrit: *𑀓𑀸𑀓-𑀭 (*kāka-ra)
    • ⇒ Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀓𑀮 (kākala)
      • Southern:
        • Maharastri Prakrit:

Borrowed terms

  • → Bengali: কাক (kak)
  • → Old Marathi: kāg
    Devanagari script: काग
    Modi script: 𑘎𑘰𑘐

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “kāka-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 334
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956), “kā́kaḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 193
  3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kāˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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