fakir

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fa·kir /ˈfeɪkɪə, ˈfæ-, fæˈkɪə $ fəˈkɪr, fæ-/ noun [countable] RRHa travelling Hindu or Muslim holy man 〔印度教的〕苦行者；〔伊斯兰教的〕托钵僧

Examples from the Corpus

fakir• It does not encourage religious authorities to sink into meditation, as do the Hindu fakirs.• It was the golden age of the fakirs.Origin fakir (1600-1700) Arabic faqir “poor man”

fa·kir nounChineseSyllable

Corpus a holy Muslim Hindu or man travelling

fakir
fa‧kir /ˈfeɪkɪə, ˈfæ-, fæˈkɪə $ fəˈkɪr, fæ-/

noun [countable]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Arabic
Origin: faqir 'poor man'

a travelling Hindu or Muslim holy man

fakir

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also faquir

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BrE

/ˈfeɪkɪə(r)/

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NAmE

/fəˈkɪr/

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noun

a Muslim (or sometimes a Hindu) who lives without possessions and survives by receiving food and money from other people （伊斯兰教或印度教乞讨度日的）托钵僧