"durwan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: durwans [plural]
Etymology: From Hindustani دروان (drvān) / दरवान (darvān), from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from دربان (darbān, “doorkeeper”), from در (dar, “door”) + بان (-bān, “keeper, guardian”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{m|ur|دروان}} دروان (drvān), {{m|hi|दरवान}} दरवान (darvān), {{der|en|fa-cls|دروان|tr=darwān}} Classical Persian دروان (darwān), {{m|fa|دربان||doorkeeper|tr=darbān}} دربان (darbān, “doorkeeper”), {{m|fa|در||door|tr=dar}} در (dar, “door”), {{m|fa|بان||keeper, guardian|tr=-bān}} بان (-bān, “keeper, guardian”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} durwan (plural durwans)
  1. (India) A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building. Tags: India Categories (topical): People

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