பனியன்

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Etymology[edit]

From English banyan or banian, a borrowing from Tamil வணிகன் (vaṇikaṉ), வாணியன் (vāṇiyaṉ) or from Gujarati વાણિયો (vāṇiyo), through Portuguese baniano, from Arabic بَنِيَان (baniyān), ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇij).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

பனியன் • (paṉiyaṉ) (plural பனியன்கள்)

  1. vest, undershirt
    Synonyms: உடுப்பு (uṭuppu), உட்சட்டை (uṭcaṭṭai), உள்ளாடை (uḷḷāṭai)
  2. (colloquial) t-shirt

References[edit]

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