যবন

Bengali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒɔbon/, [ˈdʒɔbon]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔbon/, [ˈdʑɔbon]

Noun

যবন • (jobon)

  1. foreigner, outsider
  2. invader
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