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- Hindi · borrowed fromपंचनामा
- English todaypanchnama
From Hindi पंचनामा (pañcnāmā, literally “five-document”), originally in reference to the five witnesses required by law.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
panchnama
Today it means: A record of witness testimony, usually prepared by the police, during the investigation of a crime or after a death. Full definition →
Hindi पंचनामा