Definition
A person who carries a whip or acts as a messenger or official attendant, particularly in South Asian historical contexts.
Etymology
From Persian چاکدار (chakdar), combining چاک (chak) meaning official post and دار (dar) meaning holder or bearer, referring to someone holding an official position.
Kelly Says
The chakdar's whip was literally a symbol of authority in medieval courts—carrying one meant you represented the king's power and had the right to command obedience.
Translations
ARالعربية
تشاكدار
tʃa-k-dār
CACatalà
chakdar
tʃak-dar
CSČeština
chakdar
tʃak-dar
DEDeutsch
Chakdar
tʃak-dar
ELΕλληνικά
τσακντάρ
tsak-tar
ESEspañol
chakdár
cha-k-dar
FRFrançais
chakdar
cha-k-dar
HUMagyar
chakdar
tʃak-dar
IDBahasa Indonesia
chakdar
chak-dar
ITItaliano
chakdar
chak-dar
KO한국어
차크다르
cha-keu-da-reu
MSBahasa Melayu
chakdar
chak-dar
NLNederlands
chakdar
tʃak-dar
PLPolski
chakdar
tʃak-dar
PTPortuguês
chakdar
cha-k-dar
RORomână
chakdar
tʃak-dar
SVSvenska
chakdar
tʃak-dar
SWKiswahili
chakdar
tʃa-k-dar
TAதமிழ்
சக்கடார்
sak-ka-da-r
TEతెలుగు
చకదర్
tʃa-ka-dar
UKУкраїнська
чакар
tʃakar
VITiếng Việt
chakdar
chak-dar