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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
bakan
- the pondspice (Litsea aestivalis)
- the antique ark (Anadara antiquata)
Icelandic
Noun
bakan
- definite nominative singular of baka
Nubi
Etymology
From Sudanese Arabic بكان (bakān), from Arabic مَكان (makān).
Noun
bakán
- place, location
References
- Wellens, Ineke (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 116
Old Saxon
Verb
bakan
- Alternative form of bakkan
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch baken, whence English beacon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.kan/
- Rhymes: -akan
- Syllabification: ba‧kan
Noun
bakan m inan
- (nautical) beacon (a signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners)
Declension
Further reading
- bakan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
Noun
bakan
- knife
Turkish
Etymology
Imperfect participle of bakmak (to look, oversee). Introduced during the language reform, displaced nazır, from Arabic ناظِر (nāẓir), of which it is a calque.
Pronunciation
Noun
bakan (definite accusative bakanı, plural bakanlar)
- minister
- Synonym: nazır
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
bakan
- imperfect participle of bakmak
Volapük
Noun
bakan (nominative plural bakans)
- baker
Declension
declension of bakan
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms