کاک

Persian

Alternative forms

کیک‎ (kik)

Etymology

Akin to Gilaki ‎ (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))

a kind of layered pastry
(archaic) a kind of bread
(archaic) dry bread
(archaic, anatomy) pupil
(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 (kʿakʿ)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كاك‎ (kāk)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کاک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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