बंजारा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बनजारा (banjārā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭 (vaṇijjāra, “trader”), from Sanskrit वणिज्या (vaṇijyā́, “trade”) + कार (kāra, “doer”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bən.d͡ʒɑː.ɾɑː/, [bə̃n̪.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)
- a wanderer, traveller; travelling merchant
Declension
Declension of बंजारा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बंजारा bañjārā | बंजारे bañjāre |
| oblique | बंजारे bañjāre | बंजारों bañjārõ |
| vocative | बंजारे bañjāre | बंजारो bañjāro |
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