"pehelwan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pehelwans [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi पहलवान (pahalvān). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|पहलवान}} Hindi पहलवान (pahalvān) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pehelwan (plural pehelwans)
  1. (India) A wrestler. Tags: India Synonyms: pahlwan, pehlwan
    Sense id: en-pehelwan-en-noun-GyY-P5zW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 294:",
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