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Definitions for Banian

[1] banyan.
[2] 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.
[3] Also bania, baniya. (in India) a Hindu trader or merchant of a particular caste, the rules of which forbid eating flesh. a loose shirt, jacket, or gown.
[4] a variant spelling of banyan
[5] a moraceous tree, Ficus benghalensis , of tropical India and the East Indies, having aerial roots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
[6] a member of the Hindu merchant caste of N and W India
[7] a loose-fitting shirt, jacket, or robe, worn originally in India

Words nearby Banian

bangui, bangweulu, banh mi, bani, bania, banian, banish, banister, banister back, banisters, banja luka

Origin of Banian

yan1590–1600; < 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

Word origin for Banian

yanC16: from Hindi baniyā , from Sanskrit vānija merchant