Definition
In South Asian contexts, a doorkeeper, gatekeeper, or security guard; a caretaker or custodian of a building or property.
Etymology
From Persian 'darwān' or 'darban,' from 'dar' (door) plus '-wān' (agent suffix), literally 'one who tends the door.'
Kelly Says
The word 'darwan' traveled through Persian into Hindi, Urdu, and English—it shows how practical occupational terms spread with imperial trade and cultural exchange!
Translations
ARالعربية
دارويني
da-roo-wee-nee
BNবাংলা
ডারউইনীয়
dar-wee-nee-ee
CACatalà
darwinista
dar-win-i-sta
CSČeština
darwinismus
dar-win-i-zmus
DADansk
darwinian
dar-win-ee-an
DEDeutsch
Darwinianer
dar-vee-nee-an-er
ELΕλληνικά
darwinian
dar-win-ee-an
ESEspañol
darwín
dar-ween
FAفارسی
داروینی
da-roo-vee-nee
FISuomi
darwinilainen
dar-win-i-lai-nen
FRFrançais
darwinians
dar-vee-nyen
HEעברית
דרווייני
da-roo-vee-nee
HIहिन्दी
डार्विनवादी
da-ar-vin-va-dee
HUMagyar
darwinista
dar-win-i-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
darwinians
dar-wee-nee-an
ITItaliano
darwiniano
dar-vee-nee-anu
JA日本語
ダーウィン主義者
da-win-shuugi-sha
KKKK
Дәрвинізм
dar-vee-nizm
KO한국어
다윈주의자
da-win-ju-i-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
darwinians
dar-wee-nee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါရွင်း
da-r-win
NLNederlands
darwiniaans
dar-win-ee-ans
NONorsk
darwinian
dar-win-ee-an
PLPolski
darwinista
dar-win-i-sta
PTPortuguês
darwiniano
dar-vee-nee-anu
RORomână
darwinian
dar-win-ee-an
RUРусский
дарвиниец
dar-vee-nets
SVSvenska
darwinian
dar-win-ee-an
SWKiswahili
darwinian
dar-win-ee-an
TEతెలుగు
డావర్విన్
da-a-r-vee-n
TLTL
darwinian
dar-win-ee-an
TRTürkçe
darvinci
dar-vin-chi
UKУкраїнська
дарвініст
dar-vee-nist
VITiếng Việt
Darwin
dar-win
ZH中文
达尔文主义者
da-er-wen-zhu-yi-zhe