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  2. List of Sinhala words of Portuguese origin - Wikipedia

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    With a /ya/ added to words ending in /a/ or /e/ or /i/ (e.g. diamante > diyamantiya). With the animate ending /yā/ or /vā/ added to Portuguese words signifying living beings or (e.g. burro > būruvā). Adjectives that end in vowels are generally preserved in the original form. There are over 150 words in the following list.

  3. List of gotras - Wikipedia

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    People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.

  4. Gotra - Wikipedia

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    The compound word 'sagotra' is a union of the words 'sa' and 'gotra', where 'sa' means same or similar. It is common practice in preparation for Hindu marriage to inquire about the kula-gotra (clan lineage) of the bride and groom before approving the marriage.

  5. Kshatriya - Wikipedia

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    Kshatriya (Sanskrit: क्षत्रिय, romanized: Kṣatriya) (from Sanskrit kṣatra, "rule, authority"; also called Rajanya) [1] is one of the four varnas (social orders) of Hindu society and is associated with the warrior aristocracy. [2]

  6. Category:Lists of Sinhala words of foreign origin - Wikipedia

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    List of Sinhala words of Portuguese origin; T. List of Sinhala words of Tamil origin This page was last edited on 20 December 2023, at 14:58 (UTC). ...

  7. Thapa Kaji - Wikipedia

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    Chhetri is considered a derivative form of the Sanskrit word Kshatriya. [2] [3] "Kaji" means administrator or ruler. It was a hereditary family title awarded to some famous Nepali Kshatriya castes like Thapa, Basnyat/Basnet, Pande, and Kunwar etc. Majority of Thapas Chhetri speak the Nepali language as mother tongue. [1]

  8. Category:Sinhala words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Sinhala words and phrases" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Geuda

  9. Gadaria people - Wikipedia

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    In the 1930s, they started referring to themselves as "Pali Rajput", a synonym of Pal Kshatriya. [14] They started caste magazines like "Pal Kshatriya Samachar" and "Shepherd Times". Later the community went through the process of De-Sanskritisation and dropped the suffix Kshatriya. Among the reasons cited for de-sanskritization were losing ...