ফকির — meaning in English

English meaning

• beggar noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
• fakir noun A Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic who lives by begging and owns little or no property.
• poor adj Having little money or few possessions.

Senses

ফকির is used for these senses in English:

• fakir ascetic mendicant
• poor the poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society

beggar — full definition

1. noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
2. verb To reduce someone to poverty, or to go far beyond what words or resources can describe or provide.

fakir — full definition

1. noun A Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic who lives by begging and owns little or no property.
2. noun A wandering performer known for feats of endurance, once associated with such ascetics.

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