Chalise (pronounced: /cha.li.se/) (Nepali:चालिसे) is aKhasHindu family name found inNepal. Most people with this name are members of theBrahmincaste. According to legend, some priests ofBhattarai caste completed forty ('chalis' in Nepali) chapters ofpujas without dropping a single drop of water from their palm. They were then honored with the titleChalise.