Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fukǎra/
• Hyphenation: fu‧ka‧ra

Noun

fukàra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling фука̀ра)

1. (regional, uncountable, collectively) the poor and pathetic

Declension

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:fukara.

Derived terms

• fukàrluk

Etymology 2

From fȕkati ‎(“to ****”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fûkara/
• Hyphenation: fu‧ka‧ra

Noun

fȕkara f ‎(Cyrillic spelling фу̏кара)

1. (regional, vulgar, colloquial) the act of ****
2. (regional, vulgar, colloquial) a whore

Declension

References

• “fukara” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 285

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fukaraː/
• Hyphenation: fu‧ka‧ra

Etymology

From Arabic فُقَرَاء ‎(fuqarāʾ), plural form of فَقِير ‎(faqīr, “poor man, pauper”).

Noun

fukara ‎(definite accusative fukarayı, plural fukaralar)

1. poor, pauper
2. faqir

Declension

Adjective

fukara ‎(comparative daha fukara, superlative en fukara)

1. poor, pauper (not rich)
2. poor, pitiable (to be pitied)

Synonyms

• fakir (not rich)
• yoksul (not rich)
• düşkün (to be pitied)

Antonyms

• zengin (not rich)
• varlıklı (not rich)
• varsıl (not rich)