Bani

/ˈbɑː.ni/ noun

Plural of banus; a Hindi or Indian term for a merchant, trader, or member of a merchant class, historically used in South Asia.

From Hindi 'baniyā' or Sanskrit 'vaṇij,' meaning merchant or trader. The term reflects the historical merchant communities of the Indian subcontinent.

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