కాక

See also: కాకి

Telugu

Etymology 1

From కాగు (kāgu).

Noun

కాక • (kāka) ? (plural కాకలు)

  1. Heat, warmth.
  2. Anger, harshness, ill will, unkindness.

Adjective

కాక • (kāka)

  1. Hot, warm.
  2. angry.

Particle

From అగు (agu).

  1. used to express optative mood
  2. besides
  3. except, unless

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Marathi काका (kākā).

Noun

కాక • (kāka) ? (plural కాకలు)

  1. (Telangana) younger paternal uncle; father's younger brother
    Synonyms: బాబాయి (bābāyi), పినతండ్రి (pinataṇḍri)

References
  • "కాక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 266
  • Ravva Srihari (2004) “కాక”, in శ్రీహరి నిఘంటువు [Srihari Dictionary] (in Telugu), Hyderabad: Sri Gopal Publications
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