ਬਾਣੀਾਂ

Punjabi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit वणिज (vaṇija).

Noun edit

ਬਾਣੀਾਂ (bāṇīā̃m (Shahmukhi spelling بنيان)

  1. Bania (Vaishya subcaste)
  2. member of the Bania subcaste; bunnia, shopkeeper, grocer, merchant, moneylender, businessman

Adjective edit

ਬਾਣੀਾਂ (bāṇīā̃) (Shahmukhi spelling بنيان)

  1. misery, shrewd in business

Further reading edit

  • ਬਾਣੀਾਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024