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johan.

world

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒohan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒo.han]Standard-Indonesian

  1. world

    archaic

  2. champion, hero

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Malay johan, from Classical Persian جهان (jahān, “world”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (gyhʾn' /⁠gēhān⁠/, “worldly creatures, world”), from plural genitive form of Proto-Iranian *gay-θā-.

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