bahadur
See also: Bahadur
English
Alternative forms
- bahawder, bahaudur (obsolete)
Etymology
English transliteration of Hindi बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Persian بهادر (bahâdor).
Noun
bahadur (plural bahadurs)
- (originally) A warrior, especially a 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.
Related terms
- bogatyr
- Ulaanbaatar
Translations
historical title given in India
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bahadur, from Persian بهادر (bahâdor).[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)
- (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, page 117-144
Further reading
- “bahadur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.