jawan

Meaning

An infantryman; a soldier.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒəˈwɑːn/
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā Proto-Iranian *HyúHā Classical Persian جوانbor. Hindi जवान (javān)bor. English jawan Borrowed from Hindustani جوان (jvān) / जवान (javān), from Classical Persian جوان (jawān, “young, a youth”).

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