बंजारा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बनजारा (banjārā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭 (vaṇijjāra, “trader”), from Sanskrit वणिज्या (vaṇijyā́, “trade”) + कार (kāra, “doer”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bən.d͡ʒɑː.ɾɑː/, [bɐ̃n.d͡ʒäː.ɾäː]
Proper noun
बंजारा • (bañjārā) m (Urdu spelling بنجارا)
- a member of the Banjara or Lambadi people, a nomadic community from northwestern South Asia
- Synonym: लंबाणी (lambāṇī)
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Noun
बंजारा • (bañjārā) m (Urdu spelling بنجارا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बंजारा bañjārā |
बंजारे bañjāre |
| oblique | बंजारे bañjāre |
बंजारों bañjārõ |
| vocative | बंजारे bañjāre |
बंजारो bañjāro |
Descendants
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बनजारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṇijyākāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press