fakir

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fa·kir / fəˈki(ə)r; ˈfākər/ (also fa·keer, fa·qir, fa·quir) • n. a Muslim (or, loosely, a Hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms.

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fakir

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fakir Muslim religious mendicant or ascetic. XVII. — Arab. faḳīr poor, poor man.

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