English Explanatory Dictionary

sarpanch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌɹpʌnt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sarpanch.wav

Word forms

sarpanch sarpanches

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सरपंच (sarpañc), from Hindi सर (sar, “head”) / Urdu سر (sar, “head; chief”) (from Persian سر (sar, “head; chief, leader”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head; top”)) + Hindi पंच (pañc, “five (number of people in a panchayat council)”) / Urdu پنچ (pañc); from Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca, “five”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five”).

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