ryot
/ˈɹaɪ.ɪt/
ryot noun: a farmer or tiller of the soil.
Noun
ryot (plural ryots)
- A farmer or tiller of the soil.
- We have seen, however, how the condition arose, namely, that the Government at first half-intended to make a permanent settlement direct with the ryots, but subsequently altered its intention and devolved this duty upon the zemindars.1874, J. Westland, A Report on the District of Jessore: Its Antiquities, Its History, and Its Commerce
- Scattered about the grazing and arable country are now small towers of refuge, loop-holed for defense, to which ryots working in the fields, or shepherds tending their flocks, fled for safety in case of a sudden appearance of Turcoman marauders.1887, Thomas Stevens, chapter III, in Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. II: From Teheran to Yokohama, London: Sampson Low […]
ryot meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Kannada
ryot in Tamil
- உழவர், குடுயானவன், விவசாயி, வேளாளர்
ryot in Marathi
- ryot, peasant, cultivator
- रयत rayat
ryot in Telugu
- ryot; peasant, cultivator
- రైతు raitu
- a ryot
- రయితు rayitu, అరకాడు arakāḍu
ryot in Kannada
- ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗ, ಆರಂಬಗಾರ
More languagesFewer languages
- ryot in Punjabi
- ਰਾਇਤ rāita
Forms of ryot
| plural | ryots |
|---|---|
| alternative form | raiyot |
| alternative form | riat |
Origin of ryot
17th century. From Hindi रैयत (raiyat, “peasant”), from Urdu رعیت (ra'iyat, “peasant”), from Classical Persian رَعِیَّت (ra'iyyat, “population, peasants”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “flock, herd”).
Words that rhyme with ryot
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Questions about ryot
- What does ryot mean?
- Ryot means a farmer or tiller of the soil.
- What is ryot in Tamil?
- Ryot in Tamil is உழவர், குடுயானவன், விவசாயி. See Ryot meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ryot?
- Ryot is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ryot?
- Ryot is pronounced /ˈɹaɪ.ɪt/.
- What is the plural of ryot?
- The plural of ryot is ryots.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ryot (page history and authors); ryot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); रयत (Marathi) (page history and authors); అరకాడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ryot (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਰਾਇਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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