Definition of banian - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

botanique

Rare

grand arbre tropical du genre ficus aux racines aériennes

Rare

Le banian géant couvrait plusieurs hectares de la forêt.

marchand indien

Dated

habitant de l'Inde de religion brahmanique qui fait du commerce

Dated

Le banian vendait des épices sur le marché de Bombay.

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grand arbre tropical du genre ficus aux racines aériennes

Origin of banian

hindi, banyan (arbre)

Examples of banian in a sentence

Les enfants jouaient sous les racines aériennes du banian.
Un banian gérait la boutique du port.
Les banians étaient respectés pour leur honnêteté.

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English:banyan tree, Bania, ...
German:Banyanbaum, Banian, ...
Italian:baniano, mercante indiano brahmano, ...
Spanish:baniano, comerciante baniano, ...
Portuguese:baniano, comerciante brâmane indiano, ...
Chinese:榕树, 班尼安人, ...
Japanese:バニヤン, インドのバラモン商人, ...
Arabic:شجرة تين البنغال, تاجر براهمي, ...
Hebrew:עֵץ בָּאנִי, בַּנְיָאן, ...
Russian:баньян, индийский купец, ...
Ukrainian:баньян, індійський торговець-брахман, ...
Catalan:banian, comerciant indi, ...
Danish:banyantræ, indisk købmand, ...
Dutch:Banyanboom, baniaan, ...
Greek:μπανιάν, Ινδός έμπορος, ...
Hungarian:banyánfa, banján, ...
Khmer:ដើមបន្យាន់, ពាណិជ្ជករឥណ្ឌា, ...
Korean:반얀나무, 인도 상인, ...
Polish:banian, kupiec bramiński, ...
Portuguese (BR):baniano, ...
Romanian:banian, comerciant indian brahman, ...
Swedish:banyanträd, köpman, ...
Thai:ต้นไทร, บานิยัน, ...
Turkish:banian ağacı, Banian, ...
Vietnamese:cây đa, thương nhân Ấn Độ, ...

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