जोशन

Hindi

जोशन(armour)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoː.ʃən/, [d͡ʒoː.ʃɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جوشن (jawšan), from Arabic جَوْشَنٌ (jawšanun). Compare Russian Юшман (Jušman)

Noun

जोशन • (jośan) m (Urdu spelling جوشن)

1. coat of mail; armour
2. a silver or gold armlet.

Etymology 2

जोशी (jośī, “Joshi”) +‎ -अन (-an, “suffix to form feminine noun”)

Noun

जोशन • (jośan) f (Urdu spelling جوشن)

1. a Joshi lady

   Synonym: जोशण (jośaṇ)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोशन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press