दरवान

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from دربان (darbān, doorkeeper), from در (dar, door) + بان (-bān, keeper, guardian). Cognate with Bengali দারোয়ান (darōẇan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑːn/, [d̪ɐɾ.ʋä̃ːn]

Noun[edit]

दरवान (darvānm (Urdu spelling دروان)

  1. porter
  2. doorkeeper
  3. janitor

Declension[edit]