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- [ban-yuh n]
- /ˈbæn yən/
- /ˈbæn.jæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ban-yuh n]
- /ˈbæn yən/
Definitions of banyan word
- noun banyan a moraceous tree, Ficus benghalensis, of tropical India and the East Indies, having aerial roots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks 3
- noun banyan a member of the Hindu merchant caste of N and W India 3
- noun banyan a loose-fitting shirt, jacket, or robe, worn originally in India 3
- noun banyan a widespread, tropical fig tree (Ficus benghalensis) that is native to India: shoots that grow from its branches take root and form new trunks over a relatively wide area 3
- noun banyan 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 banyan 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
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Origin of banyan
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 Banyan
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banyan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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