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^[1], 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

Further reading

• “કાયર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.