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bahadur¹

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

noun bahadurs · bahawder · bahaudur

  1. 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.

Bahadur²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”).

proper noun Bahadurs

  1. A surname from Hindi.

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noun historical title given in India

中文八都兒 /八都儿
हिन्दीबहादुर bahādur

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@misc{bahadur_2026,
  title = {bahadur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bahadur},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}