पहलवान

हिन्दी

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पहलवान

/pəɦ.lʋɑːn/ Hindi, Standard
[pɛʱ.lʋä̃ːn] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

From Classical Persian پهلوان (pahlawān). Compare Bengali পালোয়ান (palōẇan), Malayalam പയല്വാൻ (payalvāṉ), Marathi पेहलवान (pehalvān).

noun pahlvān · پہلوان · पहलवान · पहलवानों

masculine wrestler
masculine strong athletic man, champion

In English

wrestler person who wrestles

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MLA

"पहलवान." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

पहलवान. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8

Chicago

"पहलवान." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {पहलवान},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}