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bahadur
[ buh-haw-door, -hah- ]
noun
, (often initial capital letter)
- 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
- 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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