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pehlevan

pehlevan is the alternative form of pehlivan.

Meaning of pehlivan

Noun

pehlivan (plural pehlivans)

  1. A Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling).

Forms of pehlevan

pluralpehlevans

Questions about pehlevan

What is pehlevan the alternative form of?
Pehlevan is the alternative form of pehlivan.

Words near pehlevan in the dictionary

  1. peh-oe-ji
  2. peh-tsai
  3. pehelwan
  4. pehelwans
  5. Pehl
  6. pehlevan
  7. pehlevans
  8. pehlevi
  9. pehlevis
  10. pehlivan
  11. pehlivans

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