ҷавон

Tajik

Dari جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавон

Etymology

Compare Persian جوان (javân). From Middle Persian [Term?], from Old Persian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. Cognate with Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yuvan), Old English ġeong (English young) and others.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʒaˈvɔːn]

Adjective

ҷавон • (javon) (comparative ҷавонтар, superlative ҷавонтарин)

  1. young
  2. youthful

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

Dari جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавон

ҷавон • (javon) (plural ҷавонҳо or ҷавонон)

  1. youth
  2. youngster
  3. young person

Inflection

  • ҷавонӣ (javonī)
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