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Borrowed from Sanskrit -वान् (-vān), masculine nominative singular of -वत् (-vat).
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɑːn/, [ʋä̃ːn]
-वान • (-vān) m
- forms adjectives and nouns which are properly masculines, chiefly from nouns, having the sense possessed of
- धन (dhan, “wealth”) + -वान (-vān) → धनवान (dhanvān, “wealthy”)
