bahadur
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bahadur
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
Example Sentences
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Be attentive, sahib, and learn what a man of men is Risaldar-major Ranjoor Singh bahadur.
From Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders by Mundy, Talbot
She ran toward him, curtsied to him, and called him bahadur.
From The Winds of the World by Mundy, Talbot
Thy father died in these two arms, bahadur!
From Rung Ho! by Mundy, Talbot
"If we two ever ride under here again, bahadur, we shall ride with honor thick on us," remarked Mahommed Gunga.
From Rung Ho! by Mundy, Talbot
He entered the Indian civil service, and served as deputy magistrate in various districts of Bengal, his official services being recognized, on his retirement in 1891, by the title of rai bahadur and the C.I.E.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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