johan

See also: Johan and Jóhan

Finnish

Adverb

johan

1. form of jo (with enclitic -han)

Derived terms

• johan on

Anagrams

• ahjon, ohjan

Indonesian

Etymology

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-.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

johan (plural johan-johan)

1. (archaic) world

   Synonym: dunia

2. (archaic) champion, hero

   Synonyms: juara, pahlawan

Derived terms

• kejohanan

• johan arifin
• johan pahlawan
• johan tinju

Further reading

• “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