thanadar

English

Alternative forms

• tanadar, tannadar, tannahdar, tanahdar, thannadar, thannahdar, tandar, thandar

Etymology

From Urdu ثاندار (thānadār), from ثانا (thānā, “thana”) + دار- (-dār, “holder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑːnəˈdɑː/

Noun

thanadar (plural thanadars)

1. The commander of a thana; a police chief.
   • 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:

     The thanadar had specified that he be taught moral principles along with the Erewhonian language.

Anagrams

• tanahdar