পালোয়ান

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian پهلوان (pahlawān). Compare Hindustani पहलवान / پہلوان (pahlvān).

Noun[edit]

পালোয়ান (palōẇan)

  1. wrestler
  2. champion; hero; athlete
  3. strong man
  4. stout and sturdy fellow
    Synonym: কুস্তিগির (kustigir)

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