English Explanatory Dictionary

padawan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An apprentice or student Jedi.
  2. Any apprentice or student.
name
  1. A subdistrict of the Kuching District, Sarawak, Malaysia.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of padawan.

Pronunciation

/ˈpædəˌwɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-padawan.wav pădʹə-wän' /ˈpædəˌwɑn/

Word forms

padawan padawans

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.

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