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