baniano
Portuguese
Alternative forms
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)
Further reading
- “baniano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024