thanadar

English

Alternative forms

tanadar, tannadar, tannahdar, tanahdar, thannadar, thannahdar, tandar, thandar

Etymology

From Urdu ثاندار (thānadār), from ثانا (thānā, “thana”) + دار- (-dār, “holder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑːnəˈdɑː/

Noun

thanadar (plural thanadars)

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.

Anagrams

tanahdar

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