ফকিন্নি

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • ফকিরনি (phokirni)

Etymology

Shortened from ফকিরনি (phokirni), composed of ফকির (phokir, “beggar”) +‎ -নি (-ni, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pʰɔkinːi/, [pʰɔkinːiˑ], [fɔkinːiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fɔkinːi/, [fɔkinːiˑ]

Noun

ফকিন্নি • (phokinni)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) female beggar
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