How many syllables in banyan?

There are 3 syllables in the word banyan.

How to pronounce banyan:

banyan (noun):: a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India.; a large fig tree (ficus benghalensis) native to india and pakistan that starts as an epiphyte and has spreading branches which send out aerial roots that grow down to the ground and form secondary trunks around the host tree

banian

banian tree

banyan tree

east indian fig tree

ficus bengalensis

indian banyan

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