काकी

Hindi

Etymology

Compare काका (kākā, father's brother) from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑː.kiː/, [käː.kiː]

Noun

काकी • (kākī) f (masculine काका, Urdu spelling کاکی)

  1. aunt (wife of father's brother)

Declension

Konkani

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑːkiː]

Noun

काकी • (kākī) f (Latin script kaki, Kannada script काकी)

  1. aunt
    Synonyms: चुलती (cultī), मामी (māmī)

References

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet
  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani, Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [käki]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: काकि

Noun

काकी • (kākī) f

  1. father's younger brother's wife; an aunt

Declension

Declension of काकी
Singular Plural
nominative काकी [käki] काकीहरू [käkiɦʌɾu]
accusative काकीलाई [käkiläi] काकीहरूलाई [käkiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative काकीले [käkile] काकीहरूले [käkiɦʌɾule]
dative काकीलाई [käkiläi] काकीहरूलाई [käkiɦʌɾuläi]
ablative काकीबाट [käkibäʈʌ] काकीहरूबाट [käkiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive काकीको [käkiko] काकीहरूको [käkiɦʌɾuko]
locative काकीमा [käkimä] काकीहरूमा [käkiɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • काकी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “काकी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

काकी f

  1. Devanagari script form of kākī

Declension

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