Bahadur

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
  2. 2
    A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon loyal princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors. India, historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Hindi.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”).

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