Karki (surname)
Karki (Devanagari/कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname used by Khas people. It is found among Chhetri community Uttarakhand and Nepal.[2] Karki was one of the titles of governmental posts in ancient Khasa kingdom. The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the governmental title of Karki.[1]
| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Khas language[1] |
| Word/name | Karnali,[1] Nepal |
| Derivation | Kar (Tax) |
| Meaning | Tax Officer[1] |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Karky, Kharki |
| Derivative(s) | Karki Kshatri/Chhetri |
| See also | Thapa, Basnet, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Bista |
Notable people with surname Karki
Notable people who bear the name Karki include:
- Bipin Karki, Nepali actor
- Dipak Karki, Nepali politician
- Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Nepali politician
- Lokman Singh Karki; Former head of CIAA
- Neelam Karki "Niharika", Nepali poet
- Priyanka Karki; Nepali actress
- Ram Karki, Nepali politician
- Rameshwor Karki, Nepali
- Sushila Karki; First female and former Chief Justice of Nepal
- Sushma Karki; Nepali actress
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Karki
- All pages with titles containing Karki
- Karki (disambiguation)
- Karli (name)
- Karri (name)
- Khadka
- Katwal
References
- Adhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khasa Kingdom: A trans-Himalayan empire of the middle age. Nirala Publications. p. 210. ISBN 8185693501.
- Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788173041143.
Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
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