"bunniah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bunniahs [plural], bunia [alternative], bunnia [alternative]
Etymology: From Hindi बनिया (baniyā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|बनिया}} Hindi बनिया (baniyā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunniah (plural bunniahs)
  1. (India) banker; moneylender Tags: India
    Sense id: en-bunniah-en-noun-3Z2OlneY Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (India) merchant; petty trader Tags: India
    Sense id: en-bunniah-en-noun-N~xhM2Xa Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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