पहलवान

Hindi

Etymology

From Classical Persian پهلوان (pahlawān). Compare Bengali পালোয়ান (palōẇan), Malayalam പയല്വാൻ (payalvāṉ), Marathi पेहलवान (pehalvān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəɦ.lʋɑːn/, [pɛʱ.lʋä̃ːn]

Noun

पहलवान • (pahlvān) m (Urdu spelling پہلوان)

1. wrestler
2. strong athletic man, champion

Declension

Declension of पहलवान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पहलवान pahlvān	पहलवान pahlvān
oblique	पहलवान pahlvān	पहलवानों pahlvānõ
vocative	पहलवान pahlvān	पहलवानो pahlvāno

Related terms

पहलवानी (pahlvānī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पहलवान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पहलवान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press