"daroga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: darogas [plural], darogha [alternative], daroghah [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (darug-a). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xng|ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ|tr=darug-a}} Middle Mongol ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (darug-a) Head templates: {{en-noun}} daroga (plural darogas)
  1. (historical) A police official in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. Tags: historical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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