jawan

Meanings

Plural: jawans

Noun

(India) a private soldier or male constable
An infantryman; a soldier.
plural of jinn

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā
Proto-Iranian *HyúHā
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”).

Scrabble Score: 15

jawan is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
jawan is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jawan is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

jawan is a valid Words With Friends word