Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Formally as kakkaṭa +‎ -ka, but whether kakkaṭa continued into Pali from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa, crab), as opposed to being restored by borrowing, is unclear. This word is clearly related to the Sanskrit word.[1]

Noun

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kakkaṭaka m[2]

  1. crab

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: កក្កដា (kakkaʼdaa)

References

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  1. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kakkaṭaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  2. ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 174.
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