panchayat

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi पंचायत (pañcāyat, “panchayat (originally a council of five)”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/ (India) IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃɑjət̪/ Hyphenation: pan‧cha‧yat === Noun === panchayat (plural panchayats) (South Asia, chiefly India) A village council or local government. [from late 19th C.] (Nepal, historical) An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gram panchayat nagar panchayat panchayati raj sarpanch