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

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