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)

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