baniano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

baniane

Etymology

From Arabic بَنِيَان (baniyān), from Gujarati વાણિયો (vāṇiyo), ultimately from Sanskrit वाणिज (vāṇijá), variant of वणिज् (vaṇíj, “merchant, trader”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.niˈɐ̃.nu/ [ba.nɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /baˈnjɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.niˈɐ.no/ [ba.nɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /baˈnjɐ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈnjɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈnja.nu/

Noun

baniano m (plural banianos)

banyan (Indian trader, merchant)

Descendants

→ English: banyan

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese baniano. See section above for full etymology.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈnjano/ [baˈnja.no]
Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: ba‧nia‧no

Noun

baniano m (plural banianos)

banyan

Further reading

“baniano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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