giaour

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jou-uh r, jou-er]
- /ˈdʒaʊ ər, ˈdʒaʊ ər/
- /ˈdʒaʊə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jou-uh r, jou-er]
- /ˈdʒaʊ ər, ˈdʒaʊ ər/

Definitions of giaour word

noun giaour an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian. 1
noun giaour A non-Muslim, especially a Christian. 1
noun giaour a derogatory term for a non-Muslim, esp a Christian, used esp by the Turks 0
noun giaour in Muslim usage, a non-Muslim; esp., a Christian 0
noun giaour (derogatory, ethnic 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. 0

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Origin of giaour

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

1555-65; earlier gower, gour < Turkish gâvur < Persian gaur, variant of gabr Zoroastrian, non-Muslim; spelling giaour < French, with gi- representing Turk palatalized g, later taken as spelling for j

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Parts of speech for Giaour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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giaour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

giaour usage trend in Literature

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