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katwal.

policeman

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkat̚.wal]

  1. policeman

    obsolete

  2. police commissar

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Malay katwal, from Classical Malay katwal, from Classical Persian کوتوال (kotvāl), from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कोटपाल/कोट्टपाल (koṭapāla/koṭṭapāla) as कोट/कोट्ट (koṭa/koṭṭa, “fort, castle”) + पाल (pāla, “guard, protector, keeper”). Cognate of Hindi कोतवाल (kotvāl).

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