patwari
noun
pat·wa·ri
variants or putwari
(ˌ)pətˈwärē
plural -s
: a village registrar or accountant in India
Word History
Etymology
Hindi paṭwārī, from Sanskrit paṭṭa land grant + Eastern Hindi -wārī, agent suffix
- pay dearly
- pay dirt
- pay dirts
- pay dividends
- pay down
- pay dues
- pay envelope
- pay envelopes
- pay for
- pay for itself
- pay good money
- pay grade
- pay heed to
- pay homage to
- pay in
- pay in full
- pay into
- pay no attention to
- pay obeisance
- pay off
- pay one's dues
- pay one's last respects
- pay one's own way
- pay one's respects
- pay one's way