thanadar

English

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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.

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