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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਕਾਇਰੁ (kāiru), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀬𑀭 (kāyara), from Sanskrit कातर (kātara).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ਕਾਇਰ • (kāiră) (Shahmukhi spelling کائِر)
- timid; cowardly
1969, Bhagwant Singh, Dasam Granth Tuk Tatkara, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Khoj Vibhag, Punjabi University, →OCLC, page 327:ਕਾਇਰ ਹੁਇ ਤਿਹ ਪੇਖ ਡਰੇ ਨਹਿ ਆਪ ਮਰੇ ਉਨ ਕਉ ਨਹਿ ਮਾਰਯੋ।- kāira hui tih pekh ḍare nahi āpa mare una kau nahi māryo.
- Don't be afraid to look at the cowardly ones. Don't kill them.
Further reading
- “ਕਾਇਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kātara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 154