jawan en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /d͡ʒəˈwɑːn/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā Proto-Iranian *HyúHā Middle Persian [script needed] (yw'n /ǰuwān/) Classical Persian جَوَان (jawān)bor. Hindi जवान (javān)bor. English jawan Borrowed from Hindustani جوان (jvān) / जवान (javān), from Classical Persian جوان (jawān, “young, a youth”).
Meanings
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(India) An infantryman; a soldier.
He obviously expected one of the senior army officials to walk over and talk to the jawan.
1999, R. D. Pradhan, Debacle to Revival: Y.B. Chavan as Defence Minister, 1962-65, page 44:They could now see a whole lot of army jawans in gum boots looking for something in the mud.
2011, Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee, translation of original by Arupa Patangia Kalita:In any event we soon had the Army jawan sent by the Major with us in the boat and headed for shore.
1992, Satyindra Singh, Blueprint to Bluewater: The Indian Navy, 1951-65, page 402:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jawans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
mr जवान (infantryman, soldier) · hi जवान (infantryman, soldier) · fi sotapoika (infantryman, soldier) · nl infanterist (infantryman, soldier) · nl zandhaas (infantryman, soldier) · te జవాను (infantryman, soldier) · ru солда́т (infantryman, soldier) · nl voetman (infantryman, soldier) · mr सैनिक (infantryman, soldier) · de Infanterist (infantryman, soldier) · nl voetknecht (infantryman, soldier) · de Soldat (infantryman, soldier) · nl infanteriste (infantryman, soldier) · fi sotilas (infantryman, soldier)