The name Pasi (

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: पासी) is composed of two words Pa ( grip) and asi ( sword), implying thereby one who hold a sword in his hand or in other words a

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. Another etymology is that the name comes from the

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''pashika'', "one who uses a noose." The Pasi are said to have used nooses for climbing trees. In

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, it stems from the word ''pace'', meaning peace. It is also a

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forename, a form of

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. Pasi is a surname used by the

Pasi Pasi may refer to: * Pasi (caste), a Hindu caste of northern India * ''Pasi'' (film), a 1979 Tamil film * Pasi (given name) * Pasi (surname), a surname of the Pasi community * Pasi, Papua New Guinea, a settlement near the coast of Sandaun Provinc ...

community and people from

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

. Notable individuals with this surname are listed below. * Geeta Pasi, an American diplomat. * Maharaja Bijli Pasi, a king from the Pasi community. He ruled during the Muslim period from a site located near

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

. * Balraj Pasi, an Indian politician. He was elected to the

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, the lower house of the

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from the

Nainital Nainital ( Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a city and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters o ...

constituency of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. * Subhash Pasi, a member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh * Suresh Pasi, Indian Politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. *

Madari Pasi Madari Pasi was a leader of the Indian peasant movement Eka Movement. History Eka Movement had been an offshoot of Indian National Congress, associated with Non-Cooperation Movement(NCM). But when the Congress was busy in the nationwide Non Coo ...

, a leader of the militant peasant movement Eka Movement. * Uda Devi Pasi, claimed to have been a fighter at Sikandar Bagh in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. * Masuriya Din Pasi (born 2 October 1911) was an Indian politician, a fight against

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for independence who served as a member of the

Riccardo Pasi Riccardo Pasi (born 27 August 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays for Delta Rovigo. Biography Bologna Born in Bologna, Emilia, Pasi started his professional career at Bologna F.C. 1909. He was the member of the reserve from 2006 to 2007 ...

, Italian footballer. * Giacomo Pasi, Italian bishop.

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