daroga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A police official in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.

Word forms

daroga darogas darogha daroghah

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (darug-a).

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