bhābo
| Notes | [new.] var. bhāvo; adj. an indigenous community of the Nepal valley who are involved in agriculture or works related to agriculture. People from all castes who were involved in agriculture were called bhābo. In the past, the Nepal valley was inhabited by two communities: bhāro and bhābo. Persons close to the palace were called bhāro and those who took up agriculture were called bhābo. The term bhābo later was constricted to represent a caste (Mālī NS 1130: 434). (#new#RS) |
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