fakir
pronunciation
How to pronounce fakir in British English:
UK [ˈfeikə]
How to pronounce fakir in American English:
US [fəˈkɪr, fɑ-, fæ-]
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- Noun:
- a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
Word Origin
- fakir (n.)
- c. 1600, from Arabic faqir "a poor man," from faqura "he was poor." Term for Muslim holy man who lived by begging, supposedly from a saying of Muhammad's, el fakr fakhri ("poverty is my pride"). Misapplied in 19c. English (possibly under influence of faker) to Hindu ascetics. Arabic plural form fuqara may have led to variant early English forms such as fuckeire (1630s).
Example
- 1. But before you , I am just a fakir , you sai baba .
- 2. The other day , winston churchill called him a half-naked lndian fakir .
- 3. Buenos aires , argentina : a street performer called the fakir of florida rubs broken glass into his face