nakabandi
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hindi नाकाबन्दी (nākābandī) and Urdu ناکابندی (nākā-bandī, “blockade, roadblock”).
Noun
[edit]nakabandi (countable and uncountable, plural nakabandis)
- (India, uncountable) A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.
- (India, countable) A roadblock.