યવન

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यवन (yavana), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /⁠yauna⁠/), from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn). Doublet of યૂનાન (yūnān).

Pronunciation

Noun

યવન • (yavan) m (feminine યવની) (historical)

  1. foreigner
    1. a Greek
    2. an Arab
    3. a Turk
    4. a European
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