JAWAN Definition & Meaning

jawan

[ juh-wahn ]

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noun

a soldier in the Indian army.

Jawan

/ ��əˈ��ɑː�� /

noun

a soldier
a young man

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of jawan¹

First recorded in 1830–40, jawan is from the Urdu word �Ჹ��

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of jawan¹

Urdu: young man

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I am deeply pained to inform that six brave jawans of @assampolice have sacrificed their lives while defending constitutional boundary of our state at the Assam-Mizoram border.

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“But within hours of our acceptance, news came that terrorists had killed one of our jawans. Does this indicate a desire for dialogue?”

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