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rajput

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
ra-jput
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.

noun

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राजपूत (rājpūt), from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra, “prince”), a compound of राजन् (rājan, “king”) and पुत्र (putra, “son”). See also the related term Fitzroy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: राजपुत्र

Inflected Forms

Rajputs (plural) Rajpoot (alternative, dated) Rashboot (alternative, obsolete) Rashpoot (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Rajputic

Synonyms

rajpoot

Questions

What does rajput mean?
A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.
Where does rajput come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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