name
Meaning 1
A subdistrict of the Kuching District, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
padawan
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpædəˌwɒn/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: pădʹə-wän'
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General-American: /ˈpædəˌwɑn/
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 D AA2 W AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An apprentice or student Jedi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Any apprentice or student.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, humorous
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of padawan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Etymology
Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1973 (in the manuscript Journal of the Whills, where it was spelled padawaan), but not used in his Star Wars film franchise until Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace which premiered on 16 May 1999.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: padavano — apprentice or student Jedi
- French: padawan — apprentice or student Jedi
- Japanese: パダワン (padawan) — apprentice or student Jedi
- Korean: 파다원 (padawon) — apprentice or student Jedi
- Russian: падава́н (padaván) — apprentice or student Jedi