Pancotara, Pañcōtarā, Pañcotarā: 1 definition
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Pancotara means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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pañcōtarā (पंचोतरा).—m (pañca & uttara) Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per mensem. 2 In some places. A tax or duty of 5 per cent. 3 also pañcōtarī f A surplus five thrown into the hundred (in selling bundles of kaḍabā or grass, mangoes &c.) 4 Allowances (hakka) at the rate of 5 per cent. of the collections (of revenue &c.) 5 Service-land at the rate of five bighas or acres granted, assignmentfree, to the Paṭil for every hundred cultivated on account of Government.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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