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Hindi translation: सोंटा


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11:12 Oct 8, 2007
English to Hindi translations [PRO]
Other / Police equipment
English term or phrase: billy club
a policeman's stout stick used as a weapon
swetlanka
Hindi translation:सोंटा
Explanation:
डंडा is the thing that armed police use to beat people they deem they ought to use their arms against. लाठी is also used by the old people to help them in walking.
सोंटा is another choice for डंडा, and सोंटा has a long history of being used as a weapon by the सोंटा-बरदार
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Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 06:34
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4डंडा
Kumud Verma
4 +3लाठी
Balasubramaniam L.
3 +1सोंटा
Ramesh Bhatt


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
लाठी


Explanation:
The weapon used by policemen in India is called लाठी।

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  satish krishna itikela
1 hr
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agree  langclinic
1 hr
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agree  Seema Ugrankar: पुलिस का डंडा and पुलिस की लाठी are both used
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
डंडा


Explanation:
baton

Kumud Verma
India
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  langclinic
45 mins
agree  Seema Ugrankar: पुलिस का डंडा and पुलिस की लाठी are both used
11 hrs
agree  Pundora: यह मेरे निचार से बेहतर होगा, क्योंकि billy club या truncheon छोटा होता है।
11 hrs
agree  cmrawal
1 day2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
सोंटा


Explanation:
डंडा is the thing that armed police use to beat people they deem they ought to use their arms against. लाठी is also used by the old people to help them in walking.
सोंटा is another choice for डंडा, and सोंटा has a long history of being used as a weapon by the सोंटा-बरदार

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 06:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  libra_s: billy-club translates to 'soti' or 'chhadi'
13 hrs
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