Proto-South Dravidian : *pōk-
Meaning : villain, scoundrel
Tamil : pōkkiri, pōkkili
Tamil meaning : blackguard, scoundrel
Tamil derivates : pōkkan_ worthless person, vagabond, blackguard; pōkkāḷan_ worthless man; pōkkāḷi worthless person
Malayalam : pōkkiri
Malayalam meaning : a dissolute, profligate fellow
Kannada : pōka, pōkari
Kannada meaning : villain, blackguard, rogue
Kannada derivates : (?) pōli, pōlitana, pōlu ruin, desolation, abandoned state, profligateness; pōluga a spendthrift
Tulu : pōke, pōkiri, pōkụri
Tulu meaning : a profligate, debauchee
Tulu derivates : pōka profligate, debauched
Notes : Kannada pōli, etc., hardly belong here.
Number in DED : 4574
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