Fakir : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Fakir	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Fakir
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fakir n a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man Synonym(s): fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Prob. confused with {Fakir} an oriental ascetic.] See {Faker}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[c6]r poor.] An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [Written also {faquir} anf {fakeer}.]