Definition of Sawan

1. Noun. The fifth month of the Hindu calendar.

Exact synonyms: Sravana
Group relationships: Hindu Calendar
Generic synonyms: Hindu Calendar Month

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sawan

Savitar
Savitr
Savo-Finnish
Savo Finnish
Savoie
Savona
Savonarola
Savonia
Savonian
Savoy
Savoy cabbage
Savoyard
Savoyards
Savoys
Savva
Sawan
Sawney
Sawneys
Sawyer
Saxbe fix
Saxe
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Saxe-gothea
Saxe-gothea conspicua
Saxegothea
Saxicola
Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola torquata
Saxifraga aizoides
Saxifraga granulata

Literary usage of Sawan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"The country accordingly remained for the most part in a chronic state of rebellion; and although sawan Mall did much to tranquillize it by light assessments ..."

2. A History of the Sikhs: From the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the by Joseph Davey Cunningham (1918)
"... and he conferred the government of Multan on the discreet sawan Mal, and rewarded the military talents and genuine Sikh feelings of Hari Singh Nalwa by ..."

3. A History of the Sikhs, from the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the by Joseph Davey Cunningham (1918)
"... and he conferred the government of Multan on the discreet sawan Mal, and rewarded the military talents and genuine Diwan Sikh feelings of Har! ..."

4. The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period by Henry Miers Elliot, John Dowson (1877)
"... OP sawan SINGH. THIS compendium was composed in the year 1217 AH (1802 AD) by sawan Singh, son of Than Singh, ..."

5. Report on the land revenue settlement of the Muzaffargarh district of the Punjab by Edward O'Brien (1882)
"An account of the various governments that preceded the union of this district under sawan Mai has been given in Chapter IL Very little is known of their ..."

6. Glossary of the Multani language compared with Punjábi and Sindhi by Edward O'Brien (1881)
"This word had a special meaning under the revenue administration of sawan Mal. The " mahsul," or Government share of the produce, was returned tothe ..."

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