Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ban-yuh n]
- /ˈbæn yən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ban-yuh n]
- /ˈbæn yən/
Definitions of banian word
- abbreviation BANIAN banyan 3
- noun banian a Hindu merchant 3
- noun banian Also called banyan tree. an East Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, of the mulberry family, having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area. 1
- noun banian Also, bania, baniya. a Hindu trader or merchant of a particular caste, the rules of which forbid eating flesh. a loose shirt, jacket, or gown. 1
- noun banian Alternative spelling of banyan. 1
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Origin of banian
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Portuguese (perhaps < Arabic) < Gujarati vāṇiyo (singular) or vāṇiyā (plural) member of the merchant caste (compare Prakrit vāṇiaya, Sanskrit vāṇija trader); the tree is said to have taken its name from a particular tree of the species near which merchants had built a booth; source of final nasal uncertain
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Parts of speech for Banian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
banian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.