थाना

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थाना

/t̪ʰɑː.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[t̪ʰäː.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡 (ṭhāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna, “place, station”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-no-m, from *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Doublet of स्थान (sthān), a tatsama, and of -स्तान (-stān), a Persian loanword.

noun thānā · تھانہ · थाना · थाने · थानों

masculine police station
Similar: कोतवाली

In English

police station building of police force

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MLA

"थाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

थाना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

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"थाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {थाना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}