Etymology

gaon

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Today it means: A sage of the Talmudic academies of Babylonia Full definition →

Hindi गांव
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gaon · noun1

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromगांव
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromगांव
  3. English todaygaon

Borrowed from Hindi गांव (gāmv).

Gaon · noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromגָּאוֹן“grandeur, majesty, genius”
  2. English todayGaon

From Hebrew גָּאוֹן (ga'ón, “grandeur, majesty, genius”).

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