Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bunniah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bun-ni-ah
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

banker; moneylender

Indian usage

noun

merchant; petty trader

Indian usage

Etymology

From Hindi बनिया (baniyā).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: बनिया

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

bunniahs (plural) bunia (alternative) bunnia (alternative)

Questions

What does bunniah mean?: banker; moneylender
Where does bunniah come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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