vāṇija

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• वाणिज (Devanagari script)
• ৰাণিজ (Bengali script)
• වාණිජ (Sinhalese script)
• ဝါဏိဇ or ဝႃꧣိၹ (Burmese script)
• วาณิช or วาณิชะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩤᨱᩥᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ວາຓິຊ or ວາຓິຊະ (Lao script)
• វាណិជ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄂𑄕𑄨𑄎 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वाणिज (vāṇija).

Noun

vāṇija m

1. merchant; trader

Declension

Declension table of "vāṇija" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vāṇijo	vāṇijā
Accusative (second)	vāṇijaṃ	vāṇije
Instrumental (third)	vāṇijena	vāṇijehi or vāṇijebhi
Dative (fourth)	vāṇijassa or vāṇijāya or vāṇijatthaṃ	vāṇijānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vāṇijasmā or vāṇijamhā or vāṇijā	vāṇijehi or vāṇijebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vāṇijassa	vāṇijānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vāṇijasmiṃ or vāṇijamhi or vāṇije	vāṇijesu
Vocative (calling)	vāṇija	vāṇijā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vāṇija”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead