name
Meaning 1
A surname from Hindi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bahadur
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
Meaning 2
A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: originally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”).
Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 八都兒 /八都儿 — historical title given in India
- Hindi: बहादुर (bahādur) — historical title given in India
- Persian: بهادر (bahādur) — historical title given in India
- Urdu: بہادر (bahādur) — historical title given in India
Real reading context