giaour
giaour · giaours
гяур
гяур, кафир, кяфир
A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidelA non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.
UK/ˈd͡ʒaʊə/US/ˈd͡ʒaʊəɹ/
Meaning
1 senses(slur)A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.
гяу́рgjaúr, ка́фи́рkáfír, кя́фи́рkjáfír
гяу́рhjaúr
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
infidel:
Русский
By meaning 1
infidel:
Origin
Borrowed from French giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Classical Persian گَاBorrowed from French giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), a variant of گَبْر (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more. Doublet of Gheber and Gueber.
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