Bakshi

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Bakshi may refer to:

Indian title

Bakshi is a historical title used in India, deriving from Persian word for "paymaster", and originating as the title of an official responsible for distributing wages in Muslim armies. [1]

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Indian surname

Kashmir

Bakshi is a surname used by Kashmiri Pandits native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [2] [3]

Odisha

In Odisha Bakshi (Odia : ବକ୍ସି) surname mainly used by Zamindar Karanas. [4]

Punjab

Derived from the historical title, "Bakshi" came to be used as a surname among Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs, used by the Brahmin and Jatt castes respectively, in the Punjab region in India. [1]

Jewish surname

Bakshi is also a Jewish surname, from the Turkish word for garden.[ citation needed ]

Other surname

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References

  1. 1 2 Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 123. ISBN   978-0-19-252747-9.
  2. ↑ Agrawal, Premendra (August 20, 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN   9788193051207 . Retrieved April 5, 2023. Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo.
  3. ↑ Pandit, Bansi. Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN   9780963479860 . Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. ↑ Orissa (India) (1966). Orissa District Gazetteers: Sundargarh. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press.
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