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bunnia

  • /ˈbʌnjə/

Rhymes with -ʌnjə

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Borrowed from Hindi बनिया (baniyā), ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇij). Doublet of banyan.

noun bunnias · bania · baniya · bunia · bunniah

  1. India A merchant or trader. I dare not tell, do anything, or get anything done, because I am in debt to Bhangwan Dass the bunnia for two gold rings and a heavy anklet.

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@misc{bunnia_2026,
  title = {bunnia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bunnia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}