दरोग़ा

See also: दरोगा

Hindi

Alternative forms

दारोग़ा (dāroġā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dārōġa), from Mongolian дарга (darga, “chief, commandant”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾoː.ɣɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɾoː.ɣäː], /d̪ə.ɾoː.ɡɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɾoː.ɡäː]

Noun

दरोग़ा • (daroġā) m (Urdu spelling دروغہ)

police superintendent, police chief
Synonyms: थानेदार (thānedār), थानाध्यक्ष (thānādhyakṣ)

Declension

Declension of *दरोग़ा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	दरोग़ा daroġā	दरोग़े daroġe
oblique	दरोग़े daroġe	दरोग़ों daroġõ
vocative	दरोग़े daroġe	दरोग़ो daroġo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “daroga”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press