faquir
English
Noun
faquir (plural faquirs)
- Obsolete spelling of fakir
Catalan
Etymology
From Arabic فَقِير (faqīr), via either English or French.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /fəˈki/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /faˈkiɾ/
Noun
faquir m (plural faquirs)
- (Islam) faqir
- fakir (a Hindu acestic, especially one who performs physical feats)
Further reading
- “faquir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Noun
faquir m (plural faquires or (rare) faquirs)
- (Hindu) fakir (an ascetic mendicant)
Spanish
Noun
faquir m (plural faquires)
- (Hindu) fakir (an ascetic mendicant)
Further reading
- “faquir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014