पहलवान

Hindi

Etymology

From Classical Persian پهلوان (pahlawān). Compare Bengali পালোয়ান (palōẇan), Malayalam പയല്വാൻ (payalvāṉ), Marathi पेहलवान (pehalvān).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɦ.lʋɑːn/, [pɛʱ.lʋä̃ːn]

Noun

पहलवान • (pahlvān) m (Urdu spelling پہلوان)

  1. wrestler
  2. strong athletic man, champion

Declension

Declension of पहलवान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पहलवान
pahlvān 		पहलवान
pahlvān
oblique पहलवान
pahlvān 		पहलवानों
pahlvānõ
vocative पहलवान
pahlvān 		पहलवानो
pahlvāno

पहलवानी (pahlvānī)

References

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