दरोग़ा
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See also: दरोगा
Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- दारोग़ा (dāroġā)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian داروغه (dārōğa), from Mongolian дарга (darga, “chief, commandant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
दरोग़ा • (daroġā) m (Urdu spelling دروغہ)
- police superintendent, police chief
- Synonyms: थानेदार (thānedār), थानाध्यक्ष (thānādhyakṣ)
Declension[edit]
Declension of दरोग़ा (masc ā-stem)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “daroga”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press