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Language(s) | Nepali |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Palpa (Nepal) |
Derivation | Raya (King) |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | Raya, Majhi, |
Derivative(s) | Rayamajhi Kshatri, Rayamajhi Ekthariya |
See also | Mahat, Rana, Kunwar, Rajput, Basnet, Malla |
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Rayamajhi (Nepali: रायमाझी) is: a Rajput-Chhetri family name. Rayamajhis belong to Ekthariya Chhetri subcaste that is widely accepted to be of patrilineal Rajput origin from present day India.
Notable people with the surname Rayamajhi※
- Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, Advisor to late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
- Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Deputy Prime Ministers
- Deepak Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Director
- Dilip Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Actor
- Narayan Rayamajhi, Nepali composer, "lyricist," feature-film script writer, film director. And producer.
Notes※
- ^ The word Ekthariya is composed of two Nepali words; Ek (one) and thar (clan). Thus, it means one belonging to a single clan.
References※
- ^ Katwal, Balendra B. (1998), The Ekthariya Chhetris of Nepal, Ekthariya Research Centre, ISBN 9780785573845