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jiwan|dʒɪˈwɑːn|
[Skr. jī́vana a son; cf. Hindi jawān.]
= jawan; also, an Indian youth.
1914Kipling New Army (1915) 49 The trouble in India was that all the young men—the mere jiwans—wanted to come out at once. 1924Blackw. Mag. Aug. 227/1, I met the Gurkha officer in the back of beyond with two or three of his jiwans. Ibid. 232/2, I ruled over as jolly a crowd of students as a Principal of a College can hope to collect, north-country lads—Sikh, Muhammadans, and Hindus... At cricket..we had an English professional..who coached them... He became attached to my jiwans. |