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 |
Rayamajhi (Nepali: रायमाझी) is a Rajput-Chhetri family name. Rayamajhis belong to Ekthariya[note 1] Chhetri subcaste that is widely accepted to be of patrilineal Rajput origin from present day India.[1]