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Jat^¹

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From Hindi जाट (jāṭ), ultimately from Sanskrit जर्तिक (jartika), of further unknown origin. Initially the name of a low-ranking tribe of Vahika (now in Punjab) mentioned in some Sanskrit-language Hindu texts such as the Mahabharata's Karna Parva, its descendant names, from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀚𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*jaṭṭa), were later used to refer to various different low-ranking groups of peoples living in the regions of Sindh and Punjab. Many other theories about the origin of this name exist, but are unproven and speculative; see Getae for one such example.

noun Jats · Jat · Jatt · Jaat · Jutt · Jut

A member of a people of northwestern India and Pakistan.

jat^²

noun jats

alternative Alternative spelling of yat (“letter or vowel”).

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@misc{jat_2026,
  title = {jat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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