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subadar

/sʌbəˈdɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
sub-adar
IPA
/sʌbəˈdɑː/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from India of Indian origin.

noun

The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.

noun

An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain.

noun

A noncommissioned officer rank in the armies of India and Pakistan.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi सूबेदार (sūbedār) / Urdu صوبدار (sūbadār), and its source, (Indian) Persian صوبهدار (sūbadār), corresponding to صوبه (sūba, “province”) + ـدار (-dār, “in ownership of, in charge of”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: सूबेदार, صوبدار
  • Suffix: صوبه

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /sʌbəˈdɑː/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

subadars (plural) soubadar (alternative) soubedar (alternative) subahdar (alternative) subedar (alternative) subidar (alternative)

Derived Forms

subadarship

Phrases

subadar-major

Questions

How do you pronounce subadar?
The recorded pronunciation is /sʌbəˈdɑː/.
What does subadar mean?
A surname from India of Indian origin.
Where does subadar come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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