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

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)‎^[3], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “काकी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
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)