Where does “ఠాణాదారుడు” come from?

ఠాణాదారుడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఠాణా — thana, police station.

ఠాణాదారుడు (Telugu): head police officer

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	ఠాణా	thana, police station

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