Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaun

/dʒɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: jaun
IPA: /dʒɔn/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"Who did not know that office Jaun of pale Pomona green, With its drab and yellow lining, and picked out black between, Which down the Esplanade did go at the ninth hour of the day […]"
"A large number of accidents are also caused by office jauns which as a class are driven too fast and by inexperienced men. It has been suggested that these jauns should be registered and numbered and their drivers licensed."

Etymology

From Bengali and Hindi.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dʒɔn/
British English: /dʒɔːn/

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

jauns (plural)

Synonyms

litter particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th- 19th- and early 20th-century Kolkata

Questions

How do you pronounce jaun?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɔn/.
What does jaun mean?: Synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata.
Where does jaun come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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