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From Hindi, from Sanskrit.
First known use, by meaning
- from 20th c. A village chief or leader of a panchayat in parts of India and Nepal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village chief or leader of a panchayat in parts of India and Nepal. Full definition →
From Hindi, from Sanskrit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.