ଭିକାରି

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Odia

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Etymology

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ଭିକ (bhika) +‎ -ଆରି (-āri).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ଭିକାରି (bhikāri)

  1. beggar
  2. a name given to persons whose elder brothers or sisters died before their birth.
  3. supplicant

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଭିକାରି”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 16