jawan
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈwɑːn/
The English word “jawan” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- An infantryman; a soldier.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani جوان (jvān) / जवान (javān), from Classical Persian جوان (jawān, “young, a youth”).
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