# \*ḳāḳ-: 'cackle, croak'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳāḳ-, 'cackle, croak': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-06.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳāḳ- |
| Meaning | 'cackle, croak' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | qoqḥa (LGz. 439) | LGz. 439 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qāqa, qaʔqaʔa (LGz. 439) | LGz. 439 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qawqī (LGz. 439) | LGz. 439 |  |
| Tigre | qoq bela (LGz. 439) | LGz. 439 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Homonym of 4101 \*ḳāḳ- 'throat', 2226 \*ḳaʾ(ḳaʾ)- 'kind of bird' and 2431 \*ḳawḳay- 'partridge'.

## Linked from

- [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>)

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