Hindi

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Classical Persian جوان (jawān), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Cognate with Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) and English young. Compare Bengali জোয়ান (jōẇan), Malayalam ജവാന (javāna), Telugu జవాను (javānu).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑːn/, [d͡ʒɐ.ʋä̃ːn]

    Adjective

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    जवान (javān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جوان)

    1. young
    2. youthful

    Noun

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    जवान (javānm (Urdu spelling جوان)

    1. youngster
    2. soldier

    Declension

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