बनियान

Hindi

Etymology

Perhaps from बनिया (baniyā, “merchant”), characterizing their usual clothing.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.nɪ.jɑːn/, [bɐ.ni.jä̃ːn]

Noun

बनियान • (baniyān) f (Urdu spelling بنِیان)

1. vest; undershirt

   Synonym: गंजी (gañjī)

Declension

Declension of बनियान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बनियान baniyān	बनियानें baniyānẽ
oblique	बनियान baniyān	बनियानों baniyānõ
vocative	बनियान baniyān	बनियानो baniyāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बनियान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press