کاک

کاک

Persian

Alternative forms

• کیک‎ (kik)

Etymology

Akin to Gilaki کاکا‎ (káká, “a kind of cookie”), Arabic كعك‎ (kaʿk), and Classical Syriac ܟܥܟܐ‎ (kaʿkā).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːkʰ]

Noun

کاک • (kâk) (plural کاک‌ها‎ (kâk-hâ))

1. a kind of layered pastry
2. (archaic) a kind of bread
3. (archaic) dry bread
4. (archaic, anatomy) pupil
5. (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