ফকির

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ফকীর (phokir)
• ফহির (phohir), ফইর (phoir) — Vanga

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /fokiɾ/, [ˈfokiɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /fokiɹ/, [ˈfokiɹ]

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Noun

ফকির • (phokir) (feminine ফকিন্নি (phokinni))

1. poor beggar
2. (Islam) fakir, faqir