Karki (surname)
Karki (Devanagari/कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname used by Khas people. It is found among the Chhetri community from 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. There are various subgroups within the Karki family. 'Rikhle Karki', 'Lama Karki', 'Sutar Karki', 'Mudula Karki', 'Khulal Karki', 'Khaptari Karki', Rume Karki, 'Sinjapati Karki', 'Godar Karki', etc. are the clans 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, Nepalese actor
- Dipak Karki, several Nepalese politicians
- Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Nepalese politician
- Lokman Singh Karki, Nepalese civil servant, former head of CIAA
- Neelam Karki "Niharika", Nepalese poet
- Priyanka Karki, Nepalese actress
- Ram Karki, Nepalese politician
- Sushila Karki, Nepalese jurist and first female Chief Justice of Nepal (2016 – 2017)
- Sushma Karki, Nepalese actress
- Swarup Singh Karki, Kaji and later, Dewan of the Kingdom of Nepal (c.1775 – c.1777)
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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.