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Kshetri.

a warrior and ruling class in Nepali society of Khas people

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a warrior and ruling class in Nepali society of Khas people

  2. any descendant of Vedic kshatriyas living in the Pahari zone

Where this word comes from

From Nepali क्षेत्री (kṣetrī), from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (x-š-a-y-θ-i-y /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “emperor”), from which is derived Persian شاه (šâh).

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