Rai Bahadurn.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɪ bəˈhɑːdʊə/, U.S.

/ˌraɪ bəˈhɑdʊ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s Rae Bahadoor, 1800s Rai Bahadoor, 1800s– Rae Bahadur, 1800s– Rai Bahadur, 1900s– Rai Bahadour.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi rāy bahādur.

Etymology: < Hindi rāy bahādur honorific title awarded in British India < rāy king, lord ( < Sanskrit rājan : see raja n.¹) + bahādur bahadur n., after Marathi rāo bahādur , itself after Persian khān bahādur (with the first element compare khan n.¹).Forms beginning in Rai originally reflect transcriptions from Persian script, as used in Urdu.

The highest honorific title awarded to distinguished Indians in British India and the Republic of India.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for foreign persons of rank

bashawa1535

altesse1559

monseigneur1561

sheikh1577

naik1588

bey1589

altezza1595

kamia1601

illustrissimo1623

donshipc1626

pasha1648

Rao1665

hospodar1684

beg1686

burra sahiba1827

inkosi1835

gospodar1847

Mgr1848

Rai Bahadur1871

Rai Sahib1905

1871 Let. 31 Aug. in Man. Titles North-Western Provinces 1881 ii. 114 His Excellency the Viceroy..has been pleased to confer the title of Rai Bahádur on Lala Saligram.

1885 Times 31 Aug. 33/3 The Government has conferred the title of Rai Bahadoor..on Pundit Kishen Singh Wilwal.

1916 tr. R. Tagore Hungry Stones & Other Stories 236 In due time the Queen's birthday came, and Nabendu's name was not found in the list of Rai Bahadurs.

1992 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6 Sept. (New Delhi ed.) (Colour Mag.) 12/5 Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi has built for himself on his farm..a three-storey high red sandstone monument.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rai bahadur
释义	Rai Bahadurn. Brit. /ˌrʌɪ bəˈhɑːdʊə/, U.S. /ˌraɪ bəˈhɑdʊ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s Rae Bahadoor, 1800s Rai Bahadoor, 1800s– Rae Bahadur, 1800s– Rai Bahadur, 1900s– Rai Bahadour. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi rāy bahādur. Etymology: < Hindi rāy bahādur honorific title awarded in British India < rāy king, lord ( < Sanskrit rājan : see raja n.¹) + bahādur bahadur n., after Marathi rāo bahādur , itself after Persian khān bahādur (with the first element compare khan n.¹).Forms beginning in Rai originally reflect transcriptions from Persian script, as used in Urdu. The highest honorific title awarded to distinguished Indians in British India and the Republic of India. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for foreign persons of rank bashawa1535 altesse1559 monseigneur1561 sheikh1577 naik1588 bey1589 altezza1595 kamia1601 illustrissimo1623 donshipc1626 pasha1648 Rao1665 hospodar1684 beg1686 burra sahiba1827 inkosi1835 gospodar1847 Mgr1848 Rai Bahadur1871 Rai Sahib1905 1871 Let. 31 Aug. in Man. Titles North-Western Provinces 1881 ii. 114 His Excellency the Viceroy..has been pleased to confer the title of Rai Bahádur on Lala Saligram. 1885 Times 31 Aug. 33/3 The Government has conferred the title of Rai Bahadoor..on Pundit Kishen Singh Wilwal. 1916 tr. R. Tagore Hungry Stones & Other Stories 236 In due time the Queen's birthday came, and Nabendu's name was not found in the list of Rai Bahadurs. 1992 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6 Sept. (New Delhi ed.) (Colour Mag.) 12/5 Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi has built for himself on his farm..a three-storey high red sandstone monument. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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