kotwal

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India. historical
  2. The local police chief or magistrate of a town or city in India or the East Indies.
    — Why do people pay taxes, offer their wrists for manacling when the kotwal or even an ordinary policeman shows up at the door to arrest a man who is accused of committing a theft or murder?

词形变化

kotwals plural catwal alternative cotwal alternative cutwal alternative cutwaul alternative kutwal alternative

词汇关系

相关词
kotwali

词源

Borrowed from Hindi कोतवाल (kotvāl); see there for more.
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