راجپوت

Punjabi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra, “prince”). By surface analysis, راج (rāj, “king”) +‎ پُتّ (putt, “son”). Doublet of راوت (rāvat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾäːd͡ʒ.puːt̪/, [ˈɾäːd͡ʒ.puːt̪(ə̆)]
• Rhymes: -uːt̪

Proper noun

راجپُوت • (rājpūt) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਜਪੂਤ)

1. a surname, Rajput

Noun

راجپُوت • (rājpūt) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਜਪੂਤ)

1. prince
2. a Rajput

Adjective

راجپُوت • (rājpūt) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਜਪੂਤ)

1. Rajput

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “راجپوت”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Sindhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra). Compare Hindustani (Hindi राजपूत (rājpūt) / Urdu راجپُوت (rājpūt)) and Punjabi ਰਾਜਪੂਤ (rājpūt) / راجپُوت (rājpūt).

Proper noun

راجپُوتُ • (rājpūtu) m (Devanagari राजपूतु)

1. a surname, Rajput

Noun

راجپُوتُ • (rājpūtu) m (Devanagari राजपूतु)

1. prince
2. a Rajput

Adjective

راجپُوتُ • (rājpūtu) (Devanagari राजपूतु)

1. Rajput

References

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “راجپُوتُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra, “prince”). By surface analysis, راج (rāj, “king”) +‎ پُوت (pūt, “son”). Doublet of راوت (rāvat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːd͡ʒ.puːt̪/
• Rhymes: -uːt̪

Proper noun

راجپُوت • (rājpūt) m (Hindi spelling राजपूत)

1. a surname, Rajput

Noun

راجپُوت • (rājpūt) m (Hindi spelling राजपूत)

1. prince
2. a Rajput

Adjective

راجپُوت • (rājpūt) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling राजपूत)

1. Rajput

References

• “راجپوت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.