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Word: Panchayat
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Hindi (originally denoting a council consisting of five members), from Sanskrit panca ‘five’ + āyatta ‘depending upon’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
panˈtʃʌɪət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pʌnˈtʃʌɪət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a village council.
Short Definition:village council
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