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)
- (slang) Having no money; broke
Further reading
- "pokai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017