जोशन
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.ʃən/, [d͡ʒoː.ʃɐ̃n]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian جوشن (jawšan), from Arabic جَوْشَنٌ (jawšanun). Compare Russian Юшман (Jušman)
Noun
जोशन • (jośan) m (Urdu spelling جوشن)
- coat of mail; armour
- a silver or gold armlet.
Etymology 2
जोशी (jośī, “Joshi”) + -अन (-an, “suffix to form feminine noun”)
Noun
जोशन • (jośan) f (Urdu spelling جوشن)
- a Joshi lady
- Synonym: जोशण (jośaṇ)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोशन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press