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Hindi
Etymology
From Classical Persian پهلوان (pahlawān). Compare Bengali পালোয়ান (palōẇan), Malayalam പയല്വാൻ (payalvāṉ), Marathi पेहलवान (pehalvān).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəɦ.lʋɑːn/,
Noun
पहलवान • (pahlvān) m (Urdu spelling پہلوان)
- wrestler
- strong athletic man, champion
Declension
Declension of पहलवान (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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पहलवान
pahlvān
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पहलवान
pahlvān
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| oblique
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पहलवान
pahlvān
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पहलवानों
pahlvānõ
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| vocative
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पहलवान
pahlvān
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पहलवानो
pahlvāno
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Related terms
पहलवानी (pahlvānī)
References
- 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