பேக்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Hindustani بے وقوف / بیوقوف / बेवक़ूफ़ (bevqūf), from Classical Persian بیوقوف (bēwuqūf), ultimately from Arabic وُقُوف (wuqūf, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːkːʊ/, [beːkːɯ]

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Noun

பேக்கு • (pēkku)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) a naive person; nerd

   Synonym: வெள்ளந்தி (veḷḷanti)

References

• http://slangmela.pbworks.com/w/page/9837645/Chennai%20Slang