जोबन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jovvaṇa), from Sanskrit यौवन (yauvana).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.bən/, [d͡ʒoː.bɐ̃n]

Noun

जोबन • (joban) m (Urdu spelling جوبن)

  1. youth
  2. adolescence

Declension

Descendants

  • Gujarati: જોબન (joban)
  • Marathi: जोबन (joban)
  • Sindhi: جوڀن (jobhanu)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yauvaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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