કાયર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀬𑀭 (kāyara), from Sanskrit कातर (kātara).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.jəɾ/

Adjective

કાયર • (kāyar)

  1. timid; cowardly
    Synonym: બીકણ (bīkaṇ)
    Antonym: વીર (vīr)
    • 1968, Dulerāya Kārāṇī, Kaccha kalāghara‎, page 138:
      તે ચોરીછૂપીથી પોતાના શત્રુનો નાશ કરાવનાર એક કાયર નર ન હતો.
      te corīchūpīthī potānā śatruno nāś karāvnār eka kāyar nar na hato.
      He was not a cowardly man who secretly destroyed his enemies.
  2. lazy

Noun

કાયર • (kāyar) m

  1. a dirty or ugly man
  2. a pimp

Noun

કાયર • (kāyar) n

  1. a person of low caste

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