Dacoitage

/ˌdækɔɪˈtɑːʒ/ noun

Definition

The practice or crime of being a dacoit (an armed robber or bandit), or the act of armed robbery by a band of dacoit.

Etymology

From Hindi 'ḍakoit' (armed robber/bandit) plus French suffix '-age' (meaning state or practice). The Hindi term came into English during British rule in India to describe organized banditry.

Kelly Says

The British colonial period gave English a whole vocabulary of crime words from Indian languages—'dacoitage' describes an organized form of banditry that was particularly common in India and Southeast Asia.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
司乘 逃亡
sis-cheng to-wang
ARالعربية
هروب السائق
haroob as-sayiq
BNবাংলা
চালকের পলায়ন
cha-lek-er pa-la-yan
CACatalà
fugida del conductor
foo-gi-da del kon-doo-ktor
CSČeština
únik řidiče
oon-eehk ree-dee-che
DADansk
flugt fra chaufføren
fluegt fra chow-foren
DEDeutsch
Fahrerflucht
fow-her-flooht
ELΕλληνικά
διαφυγή οδηγού
dee-a-fee-gee o-dee-goo
ESEspañol
asalariado
ah-sah-lee-ah-doh
FAفارسی
گریز راننده
gireez ran-na-ndeh
FISuomi
kuljettajan pakomat
kul-jet-ta-jan pa-ko-mat
FRFrançais
délit de fuite
day-lee duh-loot
GUGU
ચાલકનો પલાયન
cha-lak-no pa-la-yan
HAHA
farkon masu zirga
far-kon ma-su zir-ga
HEעברית
ברחתו של נהג
ba-ra-chu-to shel na-hag
HIहिन्दी
चालक का भागना
chaalak ka bhaagana
HUMagyar
sofőr menekülése
sofor men-ek-yoo-lee-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengkhianatan pengemudi
peng-kee-a-na-tan pen-ge-moo-dee
IGIG
ihe n'egwu
ee-he ne-gwoo
ITItaliano
fuga del conducente
foo-gah del kon-doo-ten-teh
JA日本語
運転逃亡
unten to-bou
KKKK
шәкірдің кетіп кетіп
sha-kir-din ke-tip ke-tip
KMKM
បានបាត់បង់
ba-an ba-at-ba-ng
KO한국어
운전 도망
unjeon domang
MRMR
चालकाचे पळाट
cha-la-kache pa-la-at
MSBahasa Melayu
pelarian pemandu
pe-la-ri-an pe-man-doo
MYမြန်မာ
ကောက်ကွင်း ပြေး
kauk-kwin pye
NLNederlands
vlucht van de chauffeur
vloot van de chow-for
NONorsk
flukt fra sjåføren
fluekt fra sho-foren
PAPA
ਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਦਾ ਭagie
drai-var da bha-gie
PLPolski
uciekanie kierowcy
oo-chee-ka-nie kie-row-tsee
PTPortuguês
fuga de condutor
foo-gah deh kon-doo-tor
RORomână
fuga șoferului
foo-gah sho-fe-roo-loo
RUРусский
угон автомобиля
oo-gon av-to-mo-bi-la
SVSvenska
flykt från föraren
fleeht fran fo-ra-ren
SWKiswahili
kutoroka dereva
koo-to-ro-ka de-re-va
TAதமிழ்
ஓட்டுனர் தப்ப
oot-tu-nar tap-pa
TEతెలుగు
డ్రైవర్ పారిపోవడం
drai-var pa-ri-po-va-dam
THไทย
หลบหนี
loob-nee
TLTL
takas ng manibela
ta-kas ng ma-ni-be-la
TRTürkçe
sürücü kaçışı
soo-roo-choo ka-chee-shee
UKУкраїнська
втеча водія
vtecha vo-di-ya
URاردو
ڈرائیور کی فرار
drai-vor kee far-ar
VITiếng Việt
tẩu thoát lái xe
taw thoat lai xe
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ ńṣẹ́
ee-sheh n-sheh
ZH中文
驾驶逃逸
jiàshǐ táoyì
ZUZU
ukuthula kwabantu
oo-koo-thoo-la kwa-ban-too

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