दरोग़ा
See also: दरोगा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- दारोग़ा (dāroġā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian داروغه (dâruğe), from Mongolian дарга (darga, “chief, commandant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ə.ɾoː.ɡɑː/, /d̪ə.ɾoː.ɣɑː/
Noun
दरोग़ा • (daroġā) m
- police superintendent, police chief
- Synonyms: थानेदार (thānedār), थानाध्यक्ष (thānādhyakṣ)
Declension
Declension of दरोग़ा | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | दरोग़ा (daroġā) | दरोग़े (daroġe) |
Oblique | दरोग़े (daroġe) | दरोग़ों (daroġõ) |
Vocative | दरोग़े (daroġe) | दरोग़ो (daroġo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दरोग़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press