pokai

Malay

Etymology

From Cantonese 仆街 (puk1 gaai1, “fall onto street, drop dead, go to hell”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧kai

Adjective

pokai (Jawi spelling ڤوکاي, comparative lebih pokai, superlative paling pokai)

  1. (slang) Having no money; broke

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