पहलवान
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Persian پهلوان (pahlawān). Compare Bengali পালোয়ান (palōẇan), Malayalam പയല്വാൻ (payalvāṉ), Marathi पेहलवान (pehalvān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
पहलवान • (pahlvān) m (Urdu spelling پہلوان)
Declension[edit]
Declension of पहलवान (masc cons-stem)
Related terms[edit]
पहलवानी (pahlvānī)
References[edit]
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पहलवान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पहलवान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press