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bahadur

[ buh-haw-door, -hah- ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)
  1. a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians:

    Jonas Sahib Bahadur.



bahadur

/ bəˈhɑːdə /

noun

  1. often in combination a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bahadur1

First recorded in 1770–80; from Hindi bahādur “brave, brave person,” from Persian, probably from Mongolian; compare Classical Mongolian baγatur, with same sense, from Turkic, perhaps originally a Turkic personal name

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bahadur1

C18: from Hindi bahādur hero, from Persian: valiant

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