Kshetrimayum (shortly known as Kshetri) is a Meitei ethnic family name (surname). It is a Meitei

yumnak Yumnak is a family name (Sagei) In the Meetei society, and they speak Meetei Language. The name Yamunak as Pronounced "yoom-naak". Ethnic ''yumnaks'' are used in the Meetei /Meitei community including the Meitei Pangal and Meitei Bamon (Mani ...

. Its literal meaning is “House of

Kshatriya Kshatriya () (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority"; also called Rajanya) is one of the four varnas (social orders) of Hindu society and is associated with the warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...

”. This surname was given to the descendants of Hindu Kshatriyas, coming from outside Manipur and who first started settling down in Manipur during the reign of king Chalamba (1545 to 1562 A.D.) and king Gambhir (1825-1834 A.D.). They were originally Brahmakshatriya from north-eastern part of Karnataka and western Orissa, some of these people migrated to

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

in the above said time, subsequently settled and got absorbed into Meitei society. This surname does not belong to any Yek Salais (seven clans of Meitei

) since Yek Salais were already formed during the reign of Pakhangba well before their arrival in Manipur.“MEETEIS' SURNAME”
Retrieved on 28 August 2022 Notable people with this family name are: * Kshetri Irabot Singh, Indian politician * Kshetrimayum Rashi, Indian actress * Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, Indian classical dancer * Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, Indian politician * Kshetrimayum Indira Devi, Indian social activist * Kshetrimayum Thoiba Singh, Indian field hockey player * Rakhesh Singh Kshetrimayum, Indian electrical engineer, educator and Professor

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