Rajput
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Rajput
< Hindi, equivalent to Sanskrit rāj king ( see raj) + putra son
Example Sentences
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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
“There really shouldn’t be a problem for Dr. Biden,” said Ashwani Rajput, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Washington.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023
Look for the Rajput miniature paintings and Qajar paintings from Iran.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
The chief, whose title is maharaja, is a Rajput of the Bundela clan, descended from Chhatar Sal, the champion of the independence of Bundelkhand in the 18th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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