panchayat
pan·cha·yat/panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/noun
panchayat is spelled P-A-N-C-H-A-Y-A-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (pan·cha·yat). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, panchayat means “A village council or local government” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of panchayat is panchayats.
How many letters and syllables are in panchayat?
| Letters | 9: P-A-N-C-H-A-Y-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pan·cha·yat |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is panchayat?
Panchayat appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce panchayat?
- UK /panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/
- /pənˈt͡ʃɑjət̪/
Panchayat has 3 syllables, split pan·cha·yat in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with panchayat?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as panchayat from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɪət/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of panchayat
- panchayats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does panchayat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA village council or local government.
- 2
An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does panchayat come from?
Borrowed from Hindi पंचायत (pañcāyat, “panchayat (originally a council of five)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).