banyan meaning
Fitted banyan, 1750â60. A banyan (through Portuguese banian and Arabic Ø¨ÙÙØ§Ù, banyÄn, from the Gujarati àªµàª¾àª£àª¿àª¯à«, vÄá¹iyo, meaning merchant) is a garment worn by men in the 18th century influenced by Persian and Asian clothing.