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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बलवान् (balavān). By surface analysis, बल (bal) + -वान (-vān).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəl.ʋɑːn/,
- Hyphenation: बल-वान
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Adjective
बलवान • (balvān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَلْوَان)
- strong, powerful
- Synonyms: ज़ोरदार (zordār), ताक़तवर (tāqatvar), शक्तिशाली (śaktiśālī), शक्तिमान (śaktimān)
- heavy, stressed
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बलवान्”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, 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 : 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 , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.