ਕਾਇਰ
See also: ਕਾਇਰੁ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਕਾਇਰੁ (kāiru), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀬𑀭 (kāyara), from Sanskrit कातर (kātara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ.ɪɾ/, /kɑ.jɪɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɪɾ
- Hyphenation: ਕਾ‧ਇਰ
Adjective
ਕਾਇਰ • (kāira) (Shahmukhi spelling کائِر)
- timid; cowardly
- 1969, Bhagwant Singh, Dasam Granth Tuk Tatkara, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Khoj Vibhag, Punjabi University, OCLC 17607938, page 327:
- ਕਾਇਰ ਹੁਇ ਤਿਹ ਪੇਖ ਡਰੇ ਨਹਿ ਆਪ ਮਰੇ ਉਨ ਕਉ ਨਹਿ ਮਾਰਯੋ।
- kāira hui tih pekh ḍare nahi āpa mare una kau nahi māryo.
- Don't be afraid to look at the cowardly ones. Don't kill them.
Further reading
- “ਕਾਇਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2022
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kātara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 154