bekâr
Meaning
bachelor
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/be.caɾ/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بكار (bekâr, “bachelor”), from Arabic بِكْر (bikr, “virgin”). Historically confused with بیكار (bekâr), a Persian word meaning unemployed as in the Ottoman بیكار اوطهلری (bekâr odaları) which were shelters for unemployed people to stay in.
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