کاک

Persian

Alternative forms

• کیک (kik)

Etymology

Akin to Gilaki کاکا (káká, “a kind of cookie”), Kurdish, Arabic كعك (kaʕk), and Classical Syriac ܟܥܟܐ (kaʿkā).

Pronunciation

• (Iran) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːkʰ]

Noun

کاک • (kâk) (plural کاک‌ها)

1. a kind of layered pastry
2. (archaic) a kind of bread
3. (archaic) dry bread

   Synonym: نان خشک (nân-e xošk)

4. (archaic, anatomy) pupil

   Synonyms: مردمک (mardomak), گوهرک (gowharak), حدقه (hadaqe), انگورک (angurak)

5. (archaic) full moon

   Synonym: قرص ماه (qors-e mâh)

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: քաք (kʻakʻ)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كاك (kāk)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کاک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.