کاک

Persian

Alternative forms

• کیک (kik)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːkʰ]

Noun

کاک • (kâk) (plural کاک‌ها (kâk-hâ))

1. a kind of layered pastry
2. (archaic) a kind of bread
3. (archaic) dry bread
4. (archaic, anatomy) pupil
5. (archaic) full moon

Synonyms

• (dry bread): نان خشک (nân-e xošk)
• (pupil): مردمک (mardomak)
• (full moon): 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