দারোয়ান

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from در (dar, door) +‎ وان (-wān, guardian). Cognate with Hindustani دروان (drvān) / दरवान (darvān).

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Noun

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দারোয়ান (darōẇan)

  1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, gateman, porter