How to pronounce banyan
American English pronunciation
BAN-yun
- IPA
- /ˈbænjən/
- Syllables
- BAN · yun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- BAN-yan
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What banyan means
A fig tree whose hanging roots grow into new trunks
In a sentence: Kids played hide-and-seek among the hanging roots of the old banyan.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Gujarati word for a merchant. The name was first given to one famous tree near a port, where traders had gathered under it.
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