Bhattarai

Youyi
भट्टराई
Bhattarai surname in Devanagari font
Language(s) Nepali, Doteli
Origin
Language(s) Khas
Word/Name Nepal
Other names
Variant(s) Bhattrai, Bhattaraya
Derivative(s) Sindhuley Bhattarai, Saalukhey Bhattarai, Gamlangey Bhattarai, Chisungkhey Bhattarai, Gulmeli Bhattarai
See also Pokharel, Poudel, Khanal, Bhandari, Subedi

Bhattarai (Nepali: भट्टराई) or Bhattrai is a Khas surname used by a certain subgroup belonging to Bahun and Chhetri caste of Nepal. They belong Vasishtha gotra.[1]

Etymology

Bhattarai is an adjoint surname made up of two Sanskrit titles; Bhatta and Rai. Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit.[2] and Rai is a substitute for King.[3]

Notable people with the surname in Nepal

References

  1. "List of Gotras with Thar (surname, Lastname)". Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. Saligram Bhatt. Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. "RAI Title, India". ledoestate.blogspot.in.
  4. "Krishna Prasad Bhattarai". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  5. Navin Singh Khadka (2005-05-06). "Nepal's Maoist leadership divisions". South Asia: BBC News. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  6. "Vijaya Dashami being celebrated". 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  7. Sampada Malla. "Upclose with Nabin K Bhattarai". CyberSansar. archive.is. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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