ফকিন্নি

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ফকিরনী (phokirni)

Etymology

Shortened from ফকিরনী (phokirni), composed of ফকির (phokir, beggar) +‎ -নী (-ni, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /fɔkinːi/, [ˈfɔkinːiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fɔkinːi/, [ˈfɔkinːiˑ]

Noun

ফকিন্নি • (phokinni)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) female beggar