banian

English - Turkish

Definition of banian in English Turkish dictionary

Hintli tüccar

flanel ceket

hindistanda et yemeyen tüccar sınıfı

{i} flanel ceket [hint.]

{i} bengal'deki şirket temsilcisi

English - English

Definition of banian in English English dictionary

A banyan (tree)

An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer

A type of loose gown worn in India

{i} East Indian fig tree

A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer

A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians

a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

The Indian fig

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

Related Terms

banian tree

East Indian fig tree

Hyphenation

ban·ian

Etymology

() From Portuguese banian, from Arabic بنيان, from Gujarati વાણિયો (vāṇiyo, “merchant”), from Sanskrit वाणिज (vāṇijá), from earlier वणिज् (vaṇíj, “merchant, trader”).