Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jovvaṇa), from Sanskrit यौवन (yauvana).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

जोबन (jobanm (Urdu spelling جوبن)

  1. youth
  2. adolescence

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Gujarati: જોબન (joban)
  • Marathi: जोबन (joban)
  • Sindhi: جوڀن (jobhanu)

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yauvaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press