Kabiraj

Not to be confused with Kaviraj.

Kabiraj[a] is an occupational title found in persons of eastern Indian subcontinent. In older days, people traditionally practising Ayurveda were generally called kabi in the eastern Indian Subcontinent.

Many of them were attached to royal courts to treat kings and the royal family. As such they were given the title of Kabiraj ("King Kabi", compare Raj Vaidya used elsewhere). The descendants of such persons started using "Kabiraj" as a surname. This surname is often found in persons originating from Bangladesh and Indian states of Assam, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.[1][2]

See also

  • Kaviraj, similar sounding title but etymologically different
  • Vaidya

Citations

Notes

  1. ^ Also spelled Kobiraj or Kaviraj;
    Bengali: কবিরাজ, romanized: Kôbirāj
    Assamese: কবিৰাজ, romanized: Kôbirāz
    Odia: କବିରାଜ, romanized: Kabirāj
    Magahi: कबिराज, romanized: Kabirāj
    Nepali: कविराज, romanized: Kāvirāj

References

  1. ^ Mohanty, P. K. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Primitive Tribes in India. Vol. 1. Kalpaz Publications. p. 225. ISBN 9788178351780.
  2. ^ Māhāta, Paśupati Prasāda (2000). Sanskritization Vs Nirbakization. Sujan Publications. p. 103. ISBN 978-81-85549-29-3.
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