काकी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. aunt (wife of father's brother)

Declension

Declension of काकी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct काकी
kākī 		काकियाँ
kākiyā̃
oblique काकी
kākī 		काकियों
kākiyõ
vocative काकी
kākī 		काकियो
kākiyo

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[1]
  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎[2], 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]‎[3], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “काकी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • kākī (Latin script)
  • 𑀓𑀸𑀓𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • কাকী (Bengali script)
  • කාකී (Sinhalese script)
  • ကာကီ or ကာကဳ or ၵႃၵီ (Burmese script)
  • กากี (Thai script)
  • ᨠᩣᨠᩦ (Tai Tham script)
  • ກາກີ (Lao script)
  • កាកី (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄂𑄇𑄩 (Chakma script)

Noun

काकी f

  1. Devanagari script form of kākī

Declension

Declension table of "काकी" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)काकी (kākī)काकियो (kākiyo) or काकी (kākī)
Accusative (second)काकिं (kākiṃ) or काकियं (kākiyaṃ)काकियो (kākiyo) or काकी (kākī)
Instrumental (third)काकिया (kākiyā)काकीहि (kākīhi) or काकीभि (kākībhi)
Dative (fourth)काकिया (kākiyā)काकीनं (kākīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)काकिया (kākiyā)काकीहि (kākīhi) or काकीभि (kākībhi)
Genitive (sixth)काकिया (kākiyā)काकीनं (kākīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)काकिया (kākiyā) or काकियं (kākiyaṃ)काकीसु (kākīsu)
Vocative (calling)काकि (kāki)काकियो (kākiyo) or काकी (kākī)
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