ரயத்
Tamil
Alternate forms
- ரயத்து (rayattu)
Etymology
From Urdu رَعِیَّتْ, from Persian رعیت (ra'yat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾ̪ajat̪/, [ɾ̪əjət̪]
Noun
ரயத் • (rayat)
- a ryot, peasant, cultivator
Related terms
- ரயத்தி (rayatti)
- ரயத்வாரி (rayatvāri)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “ரயத்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press