કાયર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀬𑀭 (kāyara), from Sanskrit कातर (kātara).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.jəɾ/

Adjective

કાયર • (kāyar)

timid; cowardly
Synonym: બીકણ (bīkaṇ)

Antonym: વીર (vīr)
- 1968, Dulerāya Kārāṇī, Kaccha kalāghara‎, 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.

Further reading

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

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