Sylheti

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَقِير (faqīr).

Noun

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ꠚꠇꠤꠞ (fókir)

  1. (Hinduism) mendicant
  2. (Islam) fakir
  3. (slang, derogatory) beggar

See also

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References

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  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “fokir”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.