thanadar
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Urdu ثاندار (thānadār), from ثانا (thānā, “thana”) + دار- (-dār, “holder”).
Pronunciation
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.