"johan" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒohan/ Forms: جوهن [Jawi], johan-johan [plural]
Rhymes: -han, -an Etymology: Borrowed 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-. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|fa-cls|جهان|t=world|tr=jahān}} Classical Persian جهان (jahān, “world”), {{der|ms|pal|t=worldly creatures, world|tr=gyhʾn'|ts=gēhān}} Middle Persian [script needed] (gyhʾn' /⁠gēhān⁠/, “worldly creatures, world”), {{der|ms|ira-pro|*gay-θā-}} Proto-Iranian *gay-θā- Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=جوهن}} johan (Jawi spelling جوهن, plural johan-johan)
  1. (archaic) world Tags: archaic Synonyms: alam, dunia
    Sense id: en-johan-ms-noun-SG6kYiTR
  2. champion, winner; someone that has won (in a championship, competition, tournament, etc.) Synonyms: juara, pemenang
    Sense id: en-johan-ms-noun-IWF5J-6v Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: johan arifin, johan pahlawan, johan tinju, naib johan

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "johan arifin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "johan pahlawan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "johan tinju"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed 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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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "johan-johan",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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          "word": "alam"
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        {
          "word": "dunia"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "juara"
        },
        {
          "word": "pemenang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒohan/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-han"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    "Malay nouns",
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    "Malay terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms",
    "Rhymes:Malay/an",
    "Rhymes:Malay/an/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/han",
    "Rhymes:Malay/han/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "johan arifin"
    },
    {
      "word": "johan pahlawan"
    },
    {
      "word": "johan tinju"
    },
    {
      "word": "naib johan"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "johan"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: johan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "جهان",
        "t": "world",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pal",
        "t": "worldly creatures, world",
        "tr": "gyhʾn'",
        "ts": "gēhān"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (gyhʾn' /⁠gēhān⁠/, “worldly creatures, world”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "2": "ira-pro",
        "3": "*gay-θā-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed 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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        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "johan-johan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "Malay terms with archaic senses"
      ],
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        "world"
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        "(archaic) world"
      ],
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          "word": "alam"
        },
        {
          "word": "dunia"
        }
      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "champion, winner; someone that has won (in a championship, competition, tournament, etc.)"
      ],
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        [
          "champion",
          "champion#English"
        ],
        [
          "winner",
          "winner#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "juara"
        },
        {
          "word": "pemenang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒohan/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-han"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "johan"
}

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