jaun
UK/dʒɔːn/US/dʒɔn/
jaun noun: synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata.
Noun
jaun (plural jauns)
- Synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata.
- 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 […]1851, Henry Meredith Parker, Bole Ponjis - 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.1917, Reginald Clarke, Annual Report on the Police Administration of the Town of Calcutta and Its Suburbs, page 142
- Synonyms:
- litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata
- Who did not know that office Jaun of pale Pomona green,
Synonyms of jaun
- litter
- particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-
- 19th-
- and early 20th-century Kolkata
Forms of jaun
| plural | jauns |
|---|
Origin of jaun
From Bengali and Hindi.
Questions about jaun
- What does jaun mean?
- Jaun means synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata.
- What part of speech is jaun?
- Jaun is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jaun?
- Jaun is pronounced /dʒɔn/ (US).
- What is the plural of jaun?
- The plural of jaun is jauns.
Words near jaun in the dictionary
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