Vokkaliga
English
Etymology
Borrowed from
Kannada
ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗ
(
okkaliga
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/wɔːkəlɪɡə/
Noun
Vokkaliga
pl
(
plural only
)
A
community
, or a group of closely related
castes
, from the
Indian
state
of
Karnataka
, also present in
Tamil Nadu
.
Alternative forms
Vokkaligar
,
Vakkaliga
,
Wakkaliga
,
Okkaligar
,
Okkiliyan