skeldon_man posted:Kaffir (alternatively kaffer; originally cafri) is an ethnic slur used to refer to a black person. In the form of cafri, it evolved during the medieval era as a non-derogatory equivalent of "negro". In Southern Africa, the term was later used as a neutral exonym for Bantu peoples.
No wonder I use to hear my mother and other older coolies calling blacks "Capri or Caphar". I think they meant "Cafri" and "Kaffer".
Kaffir
Pronunciation /ˈkafɪə//ˈkafə/
noun
1 South African offensive An insulting term for a black African.
2 offensive An insulting term used by some Muslims for non-Muslims.
3 historical A member of a people of the Hindu Kush mountains of north- eastern Afghanistan, who did not convert to Islam until the 19th century.
In hindi it's prounonced, kaaphir
Locals will say,kaaphar