दरवान

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from دربان (darbān, doorkeeper), from در (dar, door) + بان (-bān, keeper, guardian). Cognate with Bengali দারোয়ান (darōẇan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑːn/, [d̪ɐɾ.ʋä̃ːn]

Noun

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दरवान (darvānm (Urdu spelling دروان)

  1. porter
  2. doorkeeper
  3. janitor

Declension

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