Kashyap

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proper noun

A surname from Hindi.

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Meanings

proper nounKashyap (countable and uncountable, plural Kashyaps)

plural Kashyaps

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Hindi.
  2. A clan from India
    1. countableuncountableA clan from the Kashyap caste
    2. countableuncountableA clan from the Kihar community
  3. countableuncountableA caste from India

Origin

Transliteration of Hindi कश्यप (kaśyap).

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APA

Kashyap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kashyap

MLA

“Kashyap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kashyap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kashyap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kashyap.

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