bahadur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
  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.
name
  1. A surname from Hindi.

Word forms

bahadur bahadurs bahawder bahaudur

Etymology

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

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