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