Etymograph

English

Talivan

Blend of Taliban + van.

A blend of Taliban + van

Arabic طَالِب ‘seeker, student’

Pashto طالبان ‘students, seekers’

English Taliban

Today it means

noun A portable speed camera inside a police van, moved from place to place to detect speeding motorists.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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