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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)
- foreigner
- a Greek
- an Arab
- a Turk
- a European