કાયર
Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀬𑀭 (kāyara), from Sanskrit कातर (kātara).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
કાયર • (kāyar)
- timid; cowardly
- 1968, Dulerāya Kārāṇī, Kaccha kalāghara[1], page 138:
- તે ચોરીછૂપીથી પોતાના શત્રુનો નાશ કરાવનાર એક કાયર નર ન હતો.
- te corīchūpīthī potānā śatruno nāś karāvnār eka kāyar nar na hato.
- He was not a cowardly man who secretly destroyed his enemies.
- lazy
Noun edit
કાયર • (kāyar) m
- a dirty or ugly man
- a pimp
Noun edit
કાયર • (kāyar) n
- a person of low caste
Further reading edit
- “કાયર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.