burkundaz
An armed guard or watchman.
historical
But unlike such forts as Chunar and Buxar […], the Carcanna was anything but a picturesque ruin: its turrets housed squads of sentries, and its parapets were manned by a great number of peons and burkundazes.
Where it comes from
From Hindi बरक़ंदाज़ (barqandāz), from Persian برق انداز (barq-andâz, literally “lightning-thrower”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry burkundaz (CC BY-SA 4.0).