havan

English

Etymology

Sanskrit हवन (havana)

Noun

havan (plural havans)

  1. A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which offerings of food etc. are burnt in order to bring good luck on a special occasion.

Anagrams

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban.

Verb

havan

  1. to oppose, to resist, to disobey

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French havane.

Adjective

havan m or n (feminine singular havană, masculine plural havani, feminine and neuter plural havane)

  1. cigar-colored

Declension

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