बनिया

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • बणिया (baṇiyā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇíj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.niː.jɑː/

Noun

बनिया • (baniyā) m

  1. a merchant; shopkeeper
    Synonym: व्यापारी (vyāpārī)
  2. (Hinduism) the baniya caste

Declension
Declension of बनिया
Singular Plural
Direct बनिया (baniyā) बनिये (baniye)
Oblique बनिये (baniye) बनियों (baniyõ)
Vocative बनिये (baniye) बनियो (baniyo)
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