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bahadur

ba·ha·dur
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-haw-doo r, -hah-]
    • /bəˈhɔ dʊər, -ˈhɑ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-haw-doo r, -hah-]
    • /bəˈhɔ dʊər, -ˈhɑ-/

Definitions of bahadur word

  • noun bahadur a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians 3
  • noun bahadur 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. 1
  • noun bahadur A warrior, especially a Mongol. 0
  • noun bahadur (India, historical) A title of respect or honour given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages. 0

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Origin of bahadur

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; < Hindi bahādur brave, brave person < Persian, probably < Mongolian; compare Classical Mongolian baγatur, with same sense < Turkic, perhaps originally a Turkic personal name

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Parts of speech for Bahadur

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bahadur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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