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]
kakkaṭaka m[2]
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kakkaṭako | kakkaṭakā |
| Accusative (second) | kakkaṭakaṃ | kakkaṭake |
| Instrumental (third) | kakkaṭakena | kakkaṭakehi or kakkaṭakebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kakkaṭakassa or kakkaṭakāya or kakkaṭakatthaṃ | kakkaṭakānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kakkaṭakasmā or kakkaṭakamhā or kakkaṭakā | kakkaṭakehi or kakkaṭakebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kakkaṭakassa | kakkaṭakānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kakkaṭakasmiṃ or kakkaṭakamhi or kakkaṭake | kakkaṭakesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kakkaṭaka | kakkaṭakā |