Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jawan/ ਜ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Adjective Word # ਜਵਾਨ jawan Say it**ja-VAAN**Type**Adjective** In short Jawan means young in Punjabi, the vigour and promise of youth, and by extension the young soldier. ## How it's used 1. 1ਜਵਾਨ ਮੁੰਡਾ ਖੇਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।The young man works in the field. 2. 2ਫ਼ੌਜੀ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਬਹਾਦਰੀ ਦਿਖਾਈ।The soldiers showed bravery. _Jawan as soldier_ 3. 3ਜਵਾਨੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਯਾਦਾਂ ਮਿੱਠੀਆਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।Memories of youth are sweet. _Jawani: youth_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਜਵਾਨ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ, ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਪੜਾਅ 'ਤੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਤਾਕਤ, ਹੌਸਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਮੰਗ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। "ਜਵਾਨ ਮੁੰਡਾ" ਅਤੇ "ਜਵਾਨ ਕੁੜੀ" ਆਮ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਹੈ। ਜਵਾਨ ਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਰਥ ਸਿਪਾਹੀ ਵੀ ਹੈ। "ਫ਼ੌਜੀ ਜਵਾਨ" ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਵਾਨੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਦੀ ਉਮਰ ਮੰਨੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜਵਾਨੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਅਤੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੱਗੇ ਤਾਂ ਬੁਢਾਪਾ ਸੁਖੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Jawan means young or youthful. It describes a person in the prime of youth, a jawan munda (young man) or jawan kuddi (young woman), and carries a sense of vigour, strength and promise. The word also means a soldier. In "fauji jawan", the youth of the word meets the discipline of the army, and the jawan becomes the brave young man in uniform. ## Origin and etymology Jawan comes from the Persian javan (جوان), meaning young. It is one of the many Persian words that Punjabi absorbed so completely that no speaker thinks of it as borrowed. The same root gives jawani, meaning youth, the season of life the word describes. ## Cultural context Youth is celebrated in Punjabi culture as the season of strength and daring. Folk heroes are jawan; bhangra is danced with jawan energy; and parents' hopes rest on their jawan children. At the same time, Punjabi wisdom pairs youth with the duty to use it well, the jawani spent in mehnat (hard work) and seva (service) is the jawani that earns respect in old age. The soldier-jawan, defending the country, is the most honoured figure of all. ## What does jawan mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "Young; youthful". Jawan means young or youthful. It describes a person in the prime of youth, a jawan munda (young man) or jawan kuddi (young woman), and carries a sense of vigour, strength and promise. ## How is jawan used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਜਵਾਨ ਮੁੰਡਾ ਖੇਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।, "The young man works in the field.". Another example from the entry: ਫ਼ੌਜੀ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਬਹਾਦਰੀ ਦਿਖਾਈ।, "The soldiers showed bravery.". ## How do you pronounce jawan? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "ja-VAAN". ## Where would you hear jawan used? The entry lists its usage as "Everyday speech". ## ਜਵਾਨ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਜਵਾਨ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ, ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਪੜਾਅ 'ਤੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਤਾਕਤ, ਹੌਸਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਮੰਗ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। "ਜਵਾਨ ਮੁੰਡਾ" ਅਤੇ "ਜਵਾਨ ਕੁੜੀ" ਆਮ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਹੈ। ## ਜਵਾਨ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਜਵਾਨ ਮੁੰਡਾ ਖੇਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ## ਜਵਾਨ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਜਵਾਨ ਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਰਥ ਸਿਪਾਹੀ ਵੀ ਹੈ। "ਫ਼ੌਜੀ ਜਵਾਨ" ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਮਿਹਨਤmehnatHard work; effort](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mehnat/)[ਸੇਵਾsevaSelfless service](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/seva/)[ਭੰਗੜਾbhangraPunjab's harvest folk dance](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bhangra/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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