Proto-South Dravidian : *bok-
Meaning : to perforate, bore
Tamil : poku (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to make a hole, perforate
Tamil derivates : pokkaṇai hole in a tree, stone, or ground, cleft in rock; pokku hollow in a tree, defect, fault, blemish; pokkai little hole, crack, having a part deformed, blemish
Kannada : bokke
Kannada meaning : any round, small hole made by rats, etc.
Kannada derivates : bokka a toothless man; (Hav.) bokku toothless
Tulu : boŋku
Tulu meaning : hollow, void, empty
Tulu derivates : (B-K) poguḷu a hole, usually in a mud dam across a watercourse; (B-K) bokku, bokkubāyi mouth without teeth
Notes : Kota pok-vāyn probably borrowed from Tamil pokku-vāy. Tulu boŋku not quite clear.
Number in DED : 4452
