jiwann.
/dʒɪˈwɑːn/ = jawan n.; also, an Indian youth.
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1915 R. Kipling New Army v. 49 The trouble in India was that all the young men—the mere jiwans—wanted to come out at once.
1924 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 227/1 I met the Gurkha officer in the back of beyond with two or three of his jiwans.
1924 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 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.
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