Etymology

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Today it means: An armed guard or watchman. Full definition →

Hindi बरक़ंदाज़ ← Persian برق انداز
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  1. Persian · derived fromبرق انداز
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromबरक़ंदाज़
  3. English todayburkundaz

From Hindi बरक़ंदाज़ (barqandāz), from Persian برق انداز (barq-andâz, literally “lightning-thrower”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.