Caukidara, Caukīdāra: 5 definitions

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Caukidara means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Caukidara in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

caukīdāra (चौकीदार).—m ( H) A man on guard; a watchman or guard.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

caukīdāra (चौकीदार).—m A watchman.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Caukidara in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Caukidāra (चौकिदार):—(nm) a watchman, guard; ~[] watch, guard; the office or function of a watchman or the wages paid therefor.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Caukidara in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Caukidāra (ಚೌಕಿದಾರ):—[noun] = ಚೌಕೀದಾರ [caukidara].

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Caukīdāra (ಚೌಕೀದಾರ):—[noun] a man who keeps guard over a building to protect it from vandals, thieves, etc.; a watchman; a guard.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Caukidara in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Caukīdāra (चौकीदार):—n. 1. watchman; guard; 2. dated. village security man;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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