Etymology

From Latin iuvenis ‎(“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- ‎(“young”).

Compare Galician xove, Spanish joven, Catalan jove, Occitan jove, French jeune, Italian giovane and Romanian june.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔ.vẽj̃/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔ.vɐ̃j̃/, /ˈʒɔ.vẽj̃/
• Hyphenation: jo‧vem