रयत
See also: रैयत
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾə.jət̪/
- Hyphenation: र‧यत
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Noun
रयत • (rayat) f
- (historical) ryot, peasant, cultivator
- Synonym: शेतकरी (śetakrī)
- the people, subjects (of a polity)
- Synonyms: प्रजा (prajā), जनता (jantā)
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “रयत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 684
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “रयत-रय्यत”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 2592.