bahadur

[buh-haw-door, -hah-]

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. 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.

bahadur

/ bəˈhɑːdə /

noun

1. (often in combination) a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians

Word History and Origins

Origin of bahadur¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Hindi bahādur “brave, brave person,” from Persian, probably from Mongolian; compare Classical Mongolian baγatur, with same sense, from Turkic, perhaps originally a Turkic personal name

Word History and Origins

Origin of bahadur¹

C18: from Hindi bahādur hero, from Persian: valiant

Example Sentences

Bipin, Dhan Bahadur and 15 other Nepalese agriculture students had been in Israel for just over three weeks when Kibbutz Alumim was attacked.

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"We knew that there may be a war in Israel. But we had no idea that there may be any ground attack of that magnitude," Dhan Bahadur said.

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Dhan Bahadur credits his survival to Bipin's courage.

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Dhan Bahadur says Bipin and other colleagues had the same goal of making little savings and starting their own enterprise after returning from the exchange programme in Israel.

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But if it's the case, Dhan Bahadur said, the international community should ask Hamas about why it happened.

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