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See also: Bahadur
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr.
Noun
[edit]bahadur (plural bahadurs)
- (originally) A warrior, especially a Turko-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.
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[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay bahadur, from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bahadur (plural bahadur-bahadur, first-person possessive bahadurku, second-person possessive bahadurmu, third-person possessive bahadurnya)
Adjective
[edit]bahadur
- (obsolete) brave
- Synonym: gagah berani
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- “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.
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