jawan

Plural: jawans

Noun

A soldier, especially a young conscript, in the Indian army.
(India) a private soldier or male constable
An infantryman; a soldier.
plural of jinn

Examples

I used JAWAN to open up a critical double-word score in Scrabble, securing a strategic position.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā
Proto-Iranian *HyúHā
Classical Persian جَوَان (jawān)bor.
Hindi जवान (javān)bor.
English jawan
Borrowed from Hindustani جوان (jvān) / जवान (javān), from Classical Persian جوان (jawān, “young, a youth”).

Scrabble Score: 15

jawan: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
jawan: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jawan: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

jawan: valid Words With Friends Word