FAKIR


Meaning of FAKIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: Arabic faqīr, literally, poor man

Date: 1609

1. fə-ˈkir, fä-, fa-; ˈfā-kər

a. : a Muslim mendicant : dervish

b. : an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker

2. ˈfā-kər : impostor ; especially : swindler

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.