padayatra
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit पदयात्रा (padayātrā, “foot journey”); first used by The Hindu the 1950s.[1]
Noun
padayatra (plural padayatras)
- (India) A journey undertaken on foot for religious, political, social or charitable purposes.
- (by extension) A protest march or campaign tour.
References
- “padayatra, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2020; “padayatra, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.