See also: Bahadur

English

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Etymology

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Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, brave, valiant), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr.

Noun

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bahadur (plural bahadurs)

  1. (originally) A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
  2. (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.
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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay bahadur, from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur).[1]

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Noun

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bahadur (plural bahadur-bahadur, first-person possessive bahadurku, second-person possessive bahadurmu, third-person possessive bahadurnya)

  1. (obsolete) hero
    Synonyms: pahlawan, satria

Adjective

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bahadur

  1. (obsolete) brave
    Synonym: gagah berani

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  1. ^ 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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