Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Soodkhor

सूदख़ोर
said sood-khor
also written: Sudkhor
Meaning

A usurer; one who lives by lending money at interest.

Literally: interest-eater (sood + khor)

Usage & notes

The usurer who battens on interest, a figure of moral condemnation in a tradition that forbids riba; the predatory underside of money-lending.