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panchnama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
panch-na-ma
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A record of witness testimony, usually prepared by the police, during the investigation of a crime or after a death.

Indian usage

Etymology

From Hindi पंचनामा (pañcnāmā, literally “five-document”), originally in reference to the five witnesses required by law.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: पंचनामा

Usage

Inflected Forms

panchnamas (plural) punchnama (alternative)

Questions

What does panchnama mean?
A record of witness testimony, usually prepared by the police, during the investigation of a crime or after a death.
Where does panchnama come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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