kotwali

or kot·wa·lee

[ koht-wah-lee ]

noun

, Indian English.

1. a police station.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kotwali¹

First recorded in 1835–45, kotwali is from the Hindi word koṭwālī

Example Sentences

Nevertheless they beat him, and took his cart and all that was in it, and sent him to the Kotwali.

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