पोका

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓- (*pokka-). Compare Bengali পোকা (pōka), Assamese পোক (pük), Sylheti ꠙꠥꠇ (fuk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoːka(ː)]

Noun

पोका • (pokā) m (Urdu spelling پوکا)

1. caterpillar
2. grub
3. worm

Declension

Declension of पोका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पोका pokā	पोके poke
oblique	पोके poke	पोकों pokõ
vocative	पोके poke	पोको poko

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पोका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press