bahadur

See also: Bahadur

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

bahadur (plural bahadurs)

  1. (originally) A warrior, especially a Mongol.
  2. (India, historical) 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.

Translations

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bahadur, from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈhadʊr/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧dur
  • Rhymes: -dʊr, -ʊr, -r

Noun

bahadur (plural bahadur-bahadur, first-person possessive bahadurku, second-person possessive bahadurmu, third-person possessive bahadurnya)

  1. (obsolete) hero
    Synonyms: pahlawan, satria

Adjective

bahadur

  1. (obsolete) brave
    Synonym: gagah berani

References
  1. Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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