যবন

Bengali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔbon/, [ˈd͡ʒɔbon]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔbon/, [ˈdʑɔbon]

Noun

যবন • (jobon)

  1. foreigner, outsider
  2. invader
  3. Greek, Ionian
  4. Bactrian
  5. Scythian
  6. Arab, Muslim
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