| 释义 |
Definition of jawan in English: jawannoun dʒəˈwɑːn Indian A male police constable or soldier. Example sentencesExamples - In the ensuing gun battle three army jawans, one police man and a civilian sustained bullet injury.
- The militants first opened fire from the top of a hillock when the jawans were in a regular patrol in the area.
- He cautioned jawans not to be provoked while operating in insurgency prone areas, and urged them to act in patience by respecting the human rights of innocent civilians.
- The fire was effectively retaliated by the police and army jawans.
- When I was in active service, the Kashmiri Pandit Officers in the Indian army, after independence, outnumbered the Kashmiri jawans therein.
Origin From Urdu jawān 'young man', from Persian; ultimately related to young. |