काका

See also: काकू and काक

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काक्क (kākka), from a Dravidian word.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

काका • (kākā) m (feminine काकी, Urdu spelling کاکا)

1. any older male
2. paternal uncle

   Synonym: चाचा (cācā)

Declension

Declension of काका (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काका kākā	काका kākā
oblique	काका kākā	काकाओं kākāõ
vocative	काका kākā	काकाओ kākāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “काका”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “काका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काक्क (kākka). Cognate to Marathi काका (kākā) and Hindi काका (kākā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑːkɑː]

Noun

काका • (kākā) m (Latin script kaka, Kannada script ಕಾಕಾ)

1. uncle

   Synonym: तितिव (titiv)

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)

Marathi

Etymology

पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): काका m (kākā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): काकू f (kākū)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ka/
• Hyphenation: का‧का
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

काका • (kākā) m

1. paternal uncle

Declension

Declension of काका (masc unmarked ā-stem)
direct singular	काका kākā
direct plural	काका kākā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	काका kākā		काका kākā
oblique सामान्यरूप	काका kākā		काकां- kākān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	काकाला kākālā		काकांना kākānnā
ergative	काकाने, काकानं kākāne, kākāna		काकांनी kākānnī
instrumental	काकाशी kākāśī		काकांशी kākānśī
locative सप्तमी	काकात kākāt		काकांत kākāt
vocative संबोधन	काका kākā		काकांनो kākānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of काका (masc unmarked ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	काकाचा kākāċā	काकाचे kākāċe	काकाची kākācī	काकाच्या kākācā	काकाचे, काकाचं kākāċe, kākāċa	काकाची kākācī	काकाच्या kākācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	काकांचा kākānċā	काकांचे kākānċe	काकांची kākāñcī	काकांच्या kākāncā	काकांचे, काकांचं kākānċe, kākānċa	काकांची kākāñcī	काकांच्या kākāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [käkä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: काका

Noun

काका • (kākā) m

1. father's younger brother; uncle

   Synonym: कान्छा बा (kānchā bā)

2. mother's sister's husband; uncle

Declension

Declension of काका
	Singular	Plural
nominative	काका [käkä]	काकाहरू [käkä̤ːɾu]
accusative	काकालाई [käkäläi]	काकाहरूलाई [käkä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	काकाले [käkäle]	काकाहरूले [käkä̤ːɾule]
dative	काकालाई [käkäläi]	काकाहरूलाई [käkä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	काकाबाट [käkäbäʈʌ]	काकाहरूबाट [käkä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	काकाको [käkäko]	काकाहरूको [käkä̤ːɾuko]
locative	काकामा [käkämä]	काकाहरूमा [käkä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “काका”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[3], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “काका”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar