Gyawali

Gyawali
ज्ञवाली
Nepali stamp featuring Historian Surya Bikram Gyawali c. 1987
Pronunciation[gæwɒli:]
Language(s)Nepali
Origin
Language(s)Khas language
DerivationGyawa
MeaningInhabitants of Gyawa Kshetra(Present:Baletaksar )
Other names
Derivative(s)Gyawali, Gnawali

Gyawali (Nepali: ज्ञवाली) is a surname or family name found in Nepal.It is also written as Gnawali. The surname belongs to a Brahmin caste in Khas group, an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group in Nepal

Gyawali family were original inhabitants of Baletaksar village, Gulmi district

Etymology

Gyawali is historically believed to have an origin from present day Gulmi/Arghakhanchi area.[1] 'Gyawa' is the old endangered name of Baletaksar, Chautara and Bamgha VDC of Gulmi.[2][3][1] The word Gyawali was historically derived as the inhabitants of Gyawa Kshetra.[4]

Notable People

Notable people with the name include:

References

  1. ^ a b "धार्मिक एवं पर्यटकिय विरासत बोकेको गुल्मीको घुम्नैपर्ने १० स्थानहरु". Jagaran Post. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  2. ^ "ज्ञवा : एक परिचय". gyawasanchar.
  3. ^ "ज्ञवा बलेटक्सार मा.वि. ले मनायो ५१ औँ बार्षिक उत्सव". Setomasi. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. ^ About Gyawa Kshetra By Gyawa Sanchar abhiyan 2013, retrieved 2022-06-03