bania

[ ban-yuh ]

noun
  1. variant of banyan (def. 2).

Origin of bania

1
First recorded in 1590–1600
  • Also ban·iya [ban-yuh, -ee-uh]. /ˈbæn yə, -i ə/.

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How to use bania in a sentence

  • "Let the slave of the Lady Ramûa guide me quickly to her," observed Baniya, with a grin at the distant moon.

    Istar of Babylon | Margaret Horton Potter
  • Seeing her, Baniya stepped swiftly forth, causing an exclamation to rise to her lips.

    Istar of Babylon | Margaret Horton Potter
  • Startled by this large sum, the beggar held back, protesting the Baniya would be a loser, whereupon more were offered.

    Beast and Man in India | John Lockwood Kipling
  • As a druggist the Baniya is in league with the doctor; he buys weeds at a nominal price and sells them very dear.

  • If a Baniya is on the other side of a river you should leave your bundle on this side, for fear he should steal it.