Rajput

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India. historical
  2. 2
    a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India wordnet
  3. 3
    A surname.

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rajpootrajpoot

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राजपूत (rājpūt), from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra, “prince”), a compound of राजन् (rājan, “king”) and पुत्र (putra, “son”). See also the related term Fitzroy.

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