Etymology

durwan

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Today it means: A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian دروان
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromدروان
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todaydurwan

From Hindustani دروان (drvān) / दरवान (darvān), from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from دربان (darbān, “doorkeeper”), from در (dar, “door”) + ـبان (-bān, “keeper, guardian”).

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