काकी

Hindi

Etymology

Compare काका (kākā, “father's brother”) from Dravidian.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑː.kiː/, [käː.kiː]

Noun

काकी • (kākī) f (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

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) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], 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 \ NumberSingularPlural
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)
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