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indian

Romanian

Etymology

From French indien

Noun

indian m (plural indieni)

  1. Indian

Declension


Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish indiano (literally inhabitant of India), equivalent to Indien +? -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??nd????n/

Noun

indian c

  1. Indian, American Indian (A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)

Declension

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kotwal

English

Etymology

From Hindi.

Noun

kotwal (plural kotwals)

  1. (historical) The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India.
  2. The local police chief or magistrate of an Indian town or city.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 437:
      Why do people pay taxes, offer their wrists for manacling when the kotwal or even an ordinary policeman shows up at the door to arrest a man who is accused of committing a theft or murder?

Related terms

  • kotwali

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