Yavan, Yāvan, Yavaṉ, Yāvaṇ, Yāvaṉ: 8 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYāvan (यावन्).—m. Ved.
1) A rider, horseman.
2) An invader.
3) Going, driving &c. (at the end of comp.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYavan (यवन्).—[masculine] = 2 yava.
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Yāvan (यावन्).—[masculine] aggressor, pursuer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yavan (यवन्):—[from yava] m. idem, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) Yāvan (यावन्):—[from yā] 1. yāvan m. (for 2. See p. 852, col. 3) a rider horseman, invader, aggressor, foe, [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) going, driving, riding (cf. akṣṇa-, agra-, eka-y etc.)
4) [from yāvat] a in [compound] for yāvat.
5) 2. yāvan (for 1. See p. 850, col. 1), in a-yāvan q.v.
6) 3. yāvan in ṛṇa-yāvan q.v.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryYavan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a Greek; a Mohammedan; hence [yavani] (nf)..—yavan (यवन) is alternatively transliterated as Yavana.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconYavaṉ (யவன்) interrogative pron. See யாவன். உயர்வற வுயர்நல முடையவன் யவனவன் [yavan. uyarvara vuyarnala mudaiyavan yavanavan] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 1, 1, 1).
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Yāvaṇ (யாவண்) interrogative pron. < யா². [ya².] Where; எவ்விடம். இருள் யா வணதோநின் னிழல் வாழ்வோர்க்கே [evvidam. irul ya vanathonin nizhal vazhvorkke] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 102).
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Yāvaṉ (யாவன்) interrogative pron. < யா². [ya².] [K. yāvanu.] Who, which man; எவன். யாவனோ வொருவ னென்றாள் [evan. yavano voruva nenral] (கம்பராமாயணம் உலாவியற். [kambaramayanam ulaviyar.] 11).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryYavan is another spelling for यवन [yavana].—n. 1. a Greek; 2. a Muslim; 3. a Christian; 4. quick movement; swiftness; 5. horse;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+3): Yavamatram, Yavana, Yavanacarya, Yavanacaryya, Yavanadesha, Yavanadeshaja, Yavanadeshodbhava, Yavanadvipa, Yavanadvishta, Yavanahora, Yavanajataka, Yavanal, Yavanalacam, Yavanamunda, Yavanappelai, Yavanapriya, Yavanapura, Yavanari, Yavanasara, Yavanasena.
Full-text (+35): Yavanmatra, Akshnayavan, Ayavan, Evayavan, Rinayavan, Rathayavan, Shubhamyavan, Shubhrayavan, Agrayavan, Purvayavan, Prayavan, Devayavan, Puroyavan, Ekayavan, Prataryavan, Sayavan, Svayavan, Sayamyavan, Yavamatram, Yavana.
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