Jawan in Hindi — Meaning of जवान (javān)

📖 Meaning of “jawan”

The meaning of “jawan” in Hindi is जवान, pronounced javān — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of jawan

An infantryman; a soldier.

✍️ Jawan in a sentence

In any event we soon had the Army jawan sent by the Major with us in the boat and headed for shore.

🌱 Word Origin (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”).

Quick facts about “jawan”

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Word (English)

Jawan

Meaning in Hindi

जवान

Pronunciation

javān

Part of speech

Noun

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "jawan" is जवान (javān).

In Devanagari script it is written as जवान.

It is pronounced "javān". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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