যবন

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यवन (yavana), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “an Ionian”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒɔbon/, [ˈdʒɔbon]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔbon/, [ˈdʑɔbon]

Noun

যবন • (jobon)

1. foreigner, outsider
2. invader