# panchayat

> English word · Noun · IPA /panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/ · frequency rank #38,541

## Definitions
1. A village council or local government.
2. An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पंचायत (pañcāyat, “panchayat (originally a council of five)”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`apnchayat`, `pacnhayat`, `pancahyat`, `pancchayat`, `panchaayt`, `panchayatt`, `panchayta`, `panchayyat`, `panchhayat`, `panchyaat`, `panhcayat`, `pannchayat`, `pnachayat`, `ppanchayat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/panchayat