ҷавон

Tajik

Dari جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавон (javon)

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 (javon)

ҷавон (javon) (plural ҷавонҳо or ҷавонон)

  1. youth
  2. youngster
  3. young person

Inflection

  • ҷавонӣ (javonī)
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