"bunniah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bunniahs [plural]
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 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bunniah-en-noun-3Z2OlneY Disambiguation of People: 96 4 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bunia, bunnia

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