काक

See also: काकू and काका

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
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)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

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”).

Noun

काक • (kāka) 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.

Descendants

• • Early Assamese:
    • Assamese: কাউৰী (kauri), কোৱা (küa)
    • Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠅꠅꠣ (xaooa)
• • Old Marathi: काउळा (kāuḷā)
    • Marathi: कावळा (kāvḷā)
• • Nepali: काग (kāg)
  • Old Gujarati:
    • Gujarati: કાગ (kāg), કાગડો (kāgḍo)
  • Old Hindi:
    • Hindi: कौआ (kauā)
  • Punjabi: ਕਾਂ (kā̃)
• → Kannada: ಕಾಗೆ (kāge)
• → Tamil: காகம் (kākam)
• → Telugu: కాకము (kākamu), కాకి (kāki)