Definition
Variant spelling of brinjaree; a traveling merchant or supplier, particularly in colonial India.
Etymology
Alternate spelling of 'brinjaree' from Hindi 'banjāra,' showing spelling variation in how English speakers initially adapted this word from Hindi.
Kelly Says
Colonial texts show multiple spellings of borrowed words before standardization—'brinjaree,' 'brinjarry,' 'banjara'—revealing how language negotiates unfamiliar foreign sounds.
Translations
ARالعربية
برنجار
bir-n-jar
BNবাংলা
ব্রিনজারি
brin-ja-ri
CACatalà
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
CSČeština
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
DADansk
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
DEDeutsch
Brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
ELΕλληνικά
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
ESEspañol
brinjaria
brin-ja-ree-a
FISuomi
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
FRFrançais
brinjaria
brin-ja-ree-a
GUGU
બ્રિંજારી
brin-ja-ri
HAHA
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
HEעברית
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
HIहिन्दी
ब्रिंजरी
brin-ja-ri
HUMagyar
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
IGIG
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
ITItaliano
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
JA日本語
ブリンジャリー
bu-rin-ja-ri
KMKM
ប្រាងជារី
bra-ng-chea-ri
MRMR
ब्रिंजारी
brin-ja-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်ဇာရီ
pyin-za-ri
NLNederlands
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
NONorsk
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰਿੰਜਾਰੀ
brin-ja-ri
PLPolski
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
PTPortuguês
brinjaria
brin-ja-ree-a
RORomână
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
RUРусский
Бринжари
brin-dzar-ee
SVSvenska
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
SWKiswahili
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
TAதமிழ்
பிரின்ஜாரி
prin-ja-ri
TEతెలుగు
బ్రిన్జారీ
brin-ja-ree
THไทย
บริญจารี
bri-n-ja-ra-ee
TLTL
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
TRTürkçe
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
UKУкраїнська
Бринжари
brin-dzar-ee
VITiếng Việt
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
YOYO
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee
ZUZU
brinjarry
brin-jar-ee