ককা

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ককা (koka), from Sanskrit *কাক্ক (kākka, senior male relative). Cognate with Hindi काका (kākā). Related to ককাই (kokai, elder brother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ka/

===Noun===4 ককা • (koka)

  1. grandfather
    Synonyms: আতা (ata), (Dehan) আজা (aza), দাদা (dada)
  2. old man

Kinship declension

Declension

Derived terms

  • ককাদেউতা (kokadeuta)

See also

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit *কাক্ক (kākka, senior male relative).

Noun

ককা (koka)

  1. senior male relative, grandfather
    Synonym: দদা (doda)
    • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Lanka Kanda:
      ককা ভায়া সাৰা হেৰা আসি পাইলে মোক । ব্যূহ ভঙ্গে পলাই মুণ্ড বাজে ঠাক ঠুক ॥
      koka bhaya sara hera asi paile möko , bjūho bhoṅge polai muṇḍo baje ṭhako ṭhuko .
      Elder brother, younger brother, everyone see, it reached me.
      Flees breaking byuh and the heads sound thak thuk (due to crashing at each other).

Descendants

  • Assamese: ককা (koka)
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