The story
- Hindustani · borrowed from
- English todaydacoit
Borrowed from Hindustani ڈکیت / डकैत (ḍakait), from ڈاکا (ḍākā) / डाका (ḍākā, “gang-robbery”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dacoit
Today it means: A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India. Full definition →
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