daroga

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noun

A police official in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.

OriginMiddle Mongol ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ →
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Meanings

noundaroga (plural darogas)

plural darogas · alternative darogha · alternative daroghah

  1. historicalA police official in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.

Origin

  1. Middle Mongolᠳᠠᠷᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ
  2. Englishdaroga

Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (darug-a).

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APA

daroga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daroga

MLA

“daroga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daroga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daroga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daroga.

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