English Explanatory Dictionary

Subadar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from India of Indian origin.
noun
  1. The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.
  2. An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain.
  3. A noncommissioned officer rank in the armies of India and Pakistan.

Pronunciation

/sʌbəˈdɑː/

Word forms

Subadar subadars soubadar soubedar subahdar subedar subidar

Etymology

From Hindi सूबेदार (sūbedār) / Urdu صوبدار (sūbadār), and its source, (Indian) Persian صوبهدار (sūbadār), corresponding to صوبه (sūba, “province”) + ـدار (-dār, “in ownership of, in charge of”).

Derived words

subadar-major subadarship
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