Rajput
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Rajput
< Hindi, equivalent to Sanskrit rāj king ( see raj) + putra son
Example Sentences
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In the initial days, Disha's death went largely unnoticed until less than a week later, Rajput himself was found dead in his home.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
In a post on Instagram, Mr Rajput addressed the trolls: "Sorry to disappoint you. I'm not a government employee, but I work hard for my family and want to give them a good, dignified life."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Ms. Truschke rejects such a “harmful” and inaccurate organization of India’s chronology, pointing, for instance, to the “numerous Maratha, Rajput, and Nayaka lineages”—all staunchly non-Muslim—that ruled during the so-called Muslim period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
"I just hope my case is decided while I'm still alive," Mr Rajput says.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
The chief, whose title is Thakur Sahib, is a Jadeja Rajput, of the same clan as the Rao of Cutch.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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