पंचायत

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca, “five”) +‎ आयतन (āyatana, “stead, abode, seat”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pən.t͡ʃɑː.jət̪/, [pɐ̃n.t͡ʃäː.jɐt̪]

Noun[edit]

पंचायत • (pañcāyat) f (Urdu spelling پنچایت)

panchayat; originally a council of five

Declension[edit]

Declension of पंचायत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पंचायत pañcāyat	पंचायतें pañcāyatẽ
oblique	पंचायत pañcāyat	पंचायतों pañcāyatõ
vocative	पंचायत pañcāyat	पंचायतो pañcāyato

Derived terms[edit]

पंचायती (pañcāytī)

Descendants[edit]

→ Bengali: পঞ্চায়েত (poncaẏet)
→ English: panchayat
→ Malayalam: പഞ്ചായത്ത് (pañcāyattŭ)
→ Tamil: பஞ்சாயத்து (pañcāyattu)

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