बलवान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बलवान् (balavān), nominative singular of बलवत् (balavat). By surface analysis, बल (bal) +‎ -वान (-vān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəl.ʋɑːn/, [bɐl.ʋä̃ːn]
• Hyphenation: बल-वान
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Adjective

बलवान • (balvān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَلْوَان)

1. strong, powerful

   Synonyms: ज़ोरदार (zordār), ताक़तवर (tāqatvar), शक्तिशाली (śaktiśālī), शक्तिमान (śaktimān)

2. heavy, stressed

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बलवान्”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 444.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बल”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 504
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बलवान्”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3407
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 712
• “बलवान”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.