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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAROGHA

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAROGHA

darogha  [dɑːˈrəʊɡɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAROGHA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Darogha is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAROGHA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

darogha

Darogha

Daroghas were police officials in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. Daroghas answered to district magistrates who were in charge of areas at least 100 square miles; because the magistrates were responsible for such a large area, the daroghas were normally the most powerful local authorities. In some cases, daroghas were in charge of factories. Descendents of daroghas continue to apply this title before or after their names. Two prominent examples include Darogha Ubbas Alli and Mohra Darogha.

Definition of darogha in the English dictionary

The definition of darogha in the dictionary is a manager. Other definition of darogha is an inspector.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAROGHA


budgerigar
ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː
Bulgar
ˈbʌlɡɑː
Chandigarh
ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑː
changa
ˈtʃʌŋˌɡɑː
Chhattisgarh
ˌtʃʌtɪsˈɡɑː
cigar
sɪˈɡɑː
dargah
ˈdɜːɡɑː
Elgar
ˈɛlɡɑː
gaga
ˈɡɑːɡɑː
gar
ɡɑː
gare
ɡɑː
Hagar
ˈheɪɡɑː
Jamnagar
ˌdʒæmnəˈɡɑː
kaika
kɑːiːəŋɡɑː
kanga
ˈkɑːŋɡɑː
Kashgar
ˈkɑːʃˈɡɑː
Mullingar
ˌmʌlɪnˈɡɑː
nougat
ˈnuːɡɑː
runanga
ˈruːnɑːəŋɡɑː
segar
sɪˈɡɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAROGHA

darnedest
darnel
darner
darning
darning egg
darning mushroom
darning needle
darning stitch
darning wool
Darnley
darraign
darraigne
darraignment
darrain
darraine
darrayn
darshan
dart
dartboard
darter

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAROGHA

a la plancha
agha
aha
aloha
alpha
barasingha
bigha
buddha
captcha
cha
Doha
geisha
ha
ha-ha
Kangha
koha
Martha
Omaha
Praha
Sangha

Synonyms and antonyms of darogha in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «darogha» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAROGHA

Find out the translation of darogha to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of darogha from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «darogha» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

darogha
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

darogha
570 millions of speakers

English

darogha
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

darogha
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

darogha
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

darogha
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

darogha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

darogha
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

darogha
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Darogha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

darogha
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

darogha
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

darogha
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Darogha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

darogha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

darogha
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दरोहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

darogha
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

darogha
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

darogha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

darogha
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

darogha
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

darogha
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

darogha
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

darogha
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

darogha
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of darogha

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAROGHA»

The term «darogha» is used very little and occupies the 178.051 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAROGHA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «darogha» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «darogha» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about darogha

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAROGHA»

Discover the use of darogha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to darogha and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners Appointed to Consider ...
Upon complaint duly made before a darogha of police having jurisdiction When the darogha in the case, against any person for committing any offence, other than the may is3ue nis war* offences described in the provisions of the Penal Code ...
Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Reform of the Judicial Establishments, Judicial Procedure, and Laws of India, 1856
2
House of Commons Papers
Upon complaint duly made before a darogha of police having jurisdiction When the darogha in the case, against any person for committing any offence, other than the may issue his war" offences described in the provisions of the Penal Code ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1856
3
Report of Her Majesty's commissioners appointed to consider ...
When the darogha may issue his warrant. May issue summons instead of warrant . When darogha shall issue summons. When the head officer of police may stay issue of process. Witnesses to be summoned. Darogha may proceed in person, ...
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Reform of the Judicial Establishments, Judicial Procedure, and Laws of India, 1856
4
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India ...
Lal Khan, chobdar of the Deorhee, deposesz-When gentlemen come to the palace, it is the custom for the darogha to meet and conduct them inside; also, on their return, he attends them to the outer side of the Deorhee, and remains there until ...
5
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany
Lai Khan, chobdar of the Deorhee, deposes : — When gentlemen come to the palace, it is the custom for the darogha to meet and conduct them inside; also, on their return, he attends them to the outer side of the Deorhee, and remains there ...
6
Asiatic Journal
There appears an order from the commissioners of Malabar, dated 20th October 1798, to the Company's assistant at Choughaut, directing him to grant the necessary legal aid to the darogha at that place, in transferring any number of those ...
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The Asiatic Journal
Lal Khan, chobdar of the Deorhee, deposes z—When gentlemen come to the palace, it is the custom for the darogha to meet and conduct them inside; also, on their return, he attends them to the outer side of the Deorhee, and remains there ...
8
The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and ...
Lai Khan, chobdarof the Deorhee, deposes : — When gentlemen come to the palace, it is the custom for the darogha to meet and conduct them inside; also, on their return, he attends them to the outer side of the Deorhee, and remains there ...
9
The Essence of Camphor
“Oh, that," the Darogha remembered. “I was telling you to write down that you've received a pardon and your little daughter a myna." “My little daughter a myna?" I asked with astonishment. “You can't possibly mean that, Darogha Sahib!
Naiyer Masud, Muhammad Umar Memon, 1998
10
The Punjab Record
(it) No person shall be selected as a candidate for the post of Tahsildar unless he is a Superintendent or Head Clerk of a Commissioner's or Deputy Commissioner's office, or is a District Kanungo or Excise Darogha of not less than three years' ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAROGHA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term darogha is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Avadh's first photographer fought against the British in 1857
"While La Grange was in the city, it is possible that he met the darogha (superintendent) of the Husainabad Imambara, Ahmad Ali Khan, and ... «Times of India, Aug 14»
2
Smart-phone monitoring: LWMC workers protest attendance system
Roshan said workers' faces were often half-covered by the caps they wore that allowed the darogha to take a picture and mark someone who ... «The Express Tribune, May 14»
3
Trash trade: Garbage collectors fear being pushed out of their …
The ominous and much feared figure of darogha figures prominently in the narratives of many garbage collectors. Zulfiqar Ali who works in Q ... «The Express Tribune, May 14»
4
Chhau dance guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha dies
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): Chhau dance guru Padma Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha today passed away after prolonged illness near here, family ... «indiatvnews.com, Feb 14»
5
Anand Bakshi: Something irreplaceable
Rakesh contacted his father's sister Shubhi Datt who explained that the house, known as Darogha ji ka Ghar, was located near a mandir and ... «The News International, Dec 13»
6
Dussehra Festivities in Mughal Shahjahanabad
In the evening, the darogha (incharge) of the royal stables had the horses decorated with henna on their hooves and designs on their forehead, ... «Economic and Political Weekly, Oct 13»
7
A dream road trip come true
Visiting my grandparents' abandoned haveli near my aunt's house was another moving moment. My mother's grandfather – known as Darogha ... «The News International, Jun 13»
8
The Alexander of Samundri
The next one is the story of a police officer's son. In the Samundari of 1901, Darogha Basheswar Nath was blessed with a boy. Being a police official, he moved ... «DAWN.com, May 13»
9
A Caravan for restoring Urdu's glory
Stories like Kafan, Balidan, Namak Ka Darogha of Prem Chand and Toba Tek Singh, Thanda Gosht of Sa'adat Hasan Manto have stood the ... «TwoCircles.net, Sep 12»
10
Protest against power outages in Lahore, 1 killed
One of the protesters was killed when the security guard deployed at the petrol pump, located at Darogha, opened fire on them in a bid to stop ... «News Tribe, Mar 12»

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