Baniya

/bəˈniːjə/ noun

A member of a mercantile or trading caste in South Asia, traditionally engaged in commerce and money-lending.

From Hindi and Sanskrit 'vaniiya' or 'vanij,' meaning merchant or trader, with the 'b' prefix being a dialectical variation common in some Indian languages.

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