Rajput

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noun

A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.

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Rajpoot
OriginHindi राजपूत ← Sanskrit राजपुत्र →
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Meanings

nounRajput (plural Rajputs)

plural Rajputs · alternative dated Rajpoot · alternative obsolete Rashboot · alternative obsolete Rashpoot

  1. A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.
  2. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India

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Rajpoot
Broader
HinduHindooHindustani

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritराजपुत्र“prince”
  2. Hindiराजपूत
  3. EnglishRajput

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.

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APA

Rajput. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rajput

MLA

“Rajput.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rajput. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rajput,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rajput.

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