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Awadhi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑀺𑀅 (vaṇia) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit वणिज (vaṇija), a variant of वणिज् (vaṇij). Cognate with Hindi बनिया (baniyā).
Noun
बनिया (baniyā) m
- bania, merchant
Derived terms
References
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑀺𑀅 (vaṇia) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit वणिज (vaṇija), a variant of वणिज् (vaṇij). Cognate with Awadhi बनिया (baniyā), Bhojpuri 𑂥𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰 (baniyā), Nepali बनिया (baniyā), Punjabi ਬਨਯਾ (banyā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.nɪ.jɑː/,
Noun
बनिया • (baniyā) m (Urdu spelling بَنِیا)
- bania (a member of business or merchantly varna in Hindu society)
- Synonyms: वैश्य (vaiśya), वणिक् (vaṇik)
- a merchant; shopkeeper
- Synonyms: व्यापारी (vyāpārī), वणिक् (vaṇik)
- (figurative) a miser
Declension
Declension of बनिया (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बनिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 706
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “baniyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 655
- “बनिया”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.