johan

johan

1. form of jo (with enclitic -han)

• johan on

• ahjon, ohjan

From Malay johan, 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-.

• IPA^(key): [ˈjo.han]
• Hyphenation: jo‧han

johan (plural johan-johan)

1. (archaic) world

   Synonym: dunia

2. (archaic) champion, hero

   Synonyms: juara, pahlawan

• “johan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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-.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒohan/
• Rhymes: -han, -an

johan (Jawi spelling جوهن, plural johan-johan)

1. (archaic) world

   Synonyms: alam, dunia

2. champion, winner; someone that has won (in a championship, competition, tournament, etc.)

   Synonyms: juara, pemenang

• Indonesian: johan

• “johan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017