jawan
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A male soldier or police officer of low rank in India
- noun
- Indian
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soldado
- With No. 1 back Jawan Jamison still nursing an ankle injury from last week, Huggins carried the load on the ground.
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Jawan Jamison turned in the lone highlight with a 13-yard run that put Rutgers' third-year sophomore running back over the 1,000-yard plateau for the season.
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The army deployed several jawans to secure the area after the incident.
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Each jawan was responsible for patrolling the borders and ensuring safety.
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During the ceremony, the general recognized the bravery of the jawans who served in the recent conflict.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jawan comes from Hindi and Urdu and from the Persian word jawān, which means 'young man'. Because soldiers and constables were often young men, jawan came to mean a private soldier or police constable, so today a jawan is used in India for a soldier.