bahadur

See also: Bahadur

English

Alternative forms

• bahawder, bahaudur (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

• bogatyr
• Ulaanbaatar

Translations

historical title given in India

Hindi: बहादुर (hi) m (bahādur) Urdu: بہادر m (bahādur)

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈhadʊr/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧dur
• Rhymes: -dʊr, -ʊr, -r

Noun

bahadur (plural bahadur-bahadur)

1. (obsolete) hero

   Synonyms: pahlawan, satria

Adjective

bahadur

1. (obsolete) brave

   Synonym: gagah berani

References

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

Further reading

• “bahadur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.