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English
Etymology
Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr.
Noun
bahadur (plural bahadurs)
- (originally) A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
- (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
historical title given in India
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bahadur, from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
bahadur (plural bahadur-bahadur, first-person possessive bahadurku, second-person possessive bahadurmu, third-person possessive bahadurnya)
- (obsolete) hero
- Synonyms: pahlawan, satria
Adjective
bahadur
- (obsolete) brave
- Synonym: gagah berani
References
- ^ 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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