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brinjaree

brinjaree is the alternative form of bunjara.

Meaning of bunjara

Noun

bunjara (plural bunjaras)

  1. (India) A wandering grain and salt merchant in the Deccan Plateau (Southern India).
    • Thirty years ago this ford was on the track of the bunjaras, and I have seen two thousand pack-bullocks cross in one night.1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘At Twenty-two’, In Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, page 410

Noun capitalized: Brinjaree

Brinjaree (plural Brinjarees)

  1. (historical) A member of a group of Indian dacoits.

Forms of brinjaree

pluralbrinjarees
pluralBrinjarees

Origin of brinjaree

Native name.

Words formed from brinjaree

Phrases with brinjaree

Questions about brinjaree

What does brinjaree mean?
Brinjaree means a member of a group of Indian dacoits.
What is brinjaree the alternative form of?
Brinjaree is the alternative form of bunjara.
What part of speech is brinjaree?
Brinjaree is a noun.
What is the plural of brinjaree?
The plural of brinjaree is brinjarees.

Words near brinjaree in the dictionary

  1. brinishness
  2. brinjal
  3. brinjall
  4. brinjalls
  5. brinjals
  6. brinjaree
  7. Brinjaree dog
  8. Brinjaree dogs
  9. brinjarees
  10. brinjarree
  11. brinjarrees

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