cavan

From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".

cavan (plural cavans)

1. (Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
2. A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.
3. (Philippines, dated) A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.

From Persian جوان (javân).

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑˈvɑn], [d͡zɑˈvɑn]

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• Hyphenation: ca‧van

cavan (comparative daha cavan, superlative ən cavan)

1. young (of people)

   Synonym: gənc

   Antonyms: yaşlı, qoca

   cavan oğlan ― a young boy

• cavanlıq (“youth”)
• cavanlaşmaq (“become younger”)

cavan

1. third-person plural present indicative of cavar

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaban/ [ˈka.β̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -aban
• Syllabification: ca‧van

cavan

1. third-person plural present indicative of cavar

Borrowed from Azerbaijani cavan.

cavan

1. young