Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pargana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: par-gana
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"‘I shall advise His Highness to sanction at least a high school in the capital, and if possible another in each pargana.’"
"Many in the BJP, especially tribal leaders from the Santhal Pargana, blamed the crushing defeat against JMM on the CM's organisational skills."

Etymology

From Urdu پَرَگْنَہ (paragna) (Hindi परगना (paragnā)), from Persian پرگنة.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: پَرَگْنَہ, परगना, پرگنة

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

parganas (plural) parganah (alternative) pergunnah (alternative) purgana (alternative) purganna (alternative) purgannah (alternative)

Questions

What does pargana mean?: An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
Where does pargana come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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