ரயத்

Tamil

Alternative forms

• ரயத்து (rayattu)

Etymology

From Urdu رَعِیَّتْ (ra'iyyat), from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɐjɐt̪/

Noun

ரயத் • (rayat)

1. a ryot, peasant, cultivator

Related terms

• ரயத்தி (rayatti)
• ரயத்வாரி (rayatvāri)

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “ரயத்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press