कायर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कातर (kātara). Cognate with Punjabi ਕਾਇਰ (kāira) / کائر (kāira), Gujarati કાયર (kāyar), Sindhi कांइरु / ڪَانئِرُ (kā̃iru).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑː.jəɾ/, [käː.jɐɾ]

Adjective

कायर • (kāyar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کایر)

  1. timid, cowardly

Noun

कायर • (kāyar) m (Urdu spelling کایر)

  1. coward
    Synonym: (Bombay, slang) फट्टू (phaṭṭū)

Declension
Declension of कायर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कायर
kāyar		 कायर
kāyar
oblique कायर
kāyar		 कायरों
kāyarõ
vocative कायर
kāyar		 कायरो
kāyaro

References
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