panchayat
Syllables: pan·cha·yatUK/panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/
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India/pənˈt͡ʃɑjət̪/
panchayat noun: a village council or local government.
Noun
panchayat (plural panchayats)
- A village council or local government.
- He called a panchayat of the village and asked them if they objected to having a mill go up next to their village.2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 58
- “You're in the panchayat,” she said. “So couldn't you make that official?”2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 233
- An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990.
panchayat meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
panchayat in Hindi
- Translations
- पंचायत pañcāyat
panchayat in Tamil
- Translations
- பஞ்சாயத்து pañcāyattu, ஊராட்சி ūrāṭci
panchayat in Marathi
- Translations
- पंचायत pañcāyat
panchayat in Bengali
- Translations
- পঞ্চায়েত poncaẏet
More languagesFewer languages
- panchayat in Telugu
- పంచాయతీ pañcāyatī
- panchayat in Malayalam
- പഞ്ചായത്ത് pañcāyattŭ
- panchayat in Punjabi
- ਪੰਚਾਇਤ pañcāita
- panchayat in Gujarati
- પંચાયત pañcāyat, પંયસભા pãyasbhā
- panchayat in Assamese
- পঞ্চায়ত poñsayot
- panchayat in Nepali
- पञ्चायत pañcāyat
Forms of panchayat
| plural | panchayats |
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Origin of panchayat
Borrowed from Hindi पंचायत (pañcāyat, “panchayat (originally a council of five)”).
Words formed from panchayat
Phrases with panchayat
Questions about panchayat
- What does panchayat mean?
- Panchayat means a village council or local government.
- What is panchayat in Hindi?
- Panchayat in Hindi is पंचायत (pañcāyat). See Panchayat meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is panchayat?
- Panchayat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce panchayat?
- Panchayat is pronounced /panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of panchayat?
- The plural of panchayat is panchayats.
Words near panchayat in the dictionary
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