bayan

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English

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Etymology 1

From Russian бая́н (baján); named after the 11th-century bard Boyan.

Alternative forms

Noun

Russian bayan

bayan (plural bayans)

  1. A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
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Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Noun

bayan (plural bayans)

  1. (Islam) A lecture.

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation

Preposition

bāyan

  1. behind, after

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bayan.

Noun

bayan (plural bayan-bayan)

  1. parrot (kind of bird)
    Synonyms: nuri, kasturi

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān, explanation).

Adjective

bayan (comparative lebih bayan, superlative paling bayan)

  1. clear
    Synonyms: nyata, terang
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Further reading

Kavalan

Noun

bayan

  1. old leaves

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

bayan (Jawi spelling باين, plural bayan-bayan)

  1. parakeet
    Synonym: nuri

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bayan

Further reading

Manchu

Romanization

bayan

  1. romanization of ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Contraction of bahayan (place of houses or buildings), from bahay +‎ -an. Compare Kapampangan balen.

Pronunciation

Noun

bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. city
    Synonym: lungsod
  2. downtown; commercial district
  3. town; municipality
    Synonym: munisipyo
  4. nation; state; country
    Synonym: bansa
  5. motherland; native land
    Synonym: inang bayan
  6. people; citizens; the public
  7. (historical) city-state; polity
  8. (botany) Memecylon ovatum
    Synonym: kulis
  9. (obsolete) space between the ground and the sky
  10. (obsolete) weather
    Synonyms: panahon, (obsolete) banwa
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Adjective

bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (relational) folk; popular (usually in compounds)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

bayán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) day
    Synonym: araw

Etymology 3

Syncopic form of bayuhan, from bayo +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

Verb

bayán (complete binayan, progressive binabayan, contemplative babayan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. alternative form of bayuhan (to be pounded upon; to be crushed upon)

Further reading

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

Compare bay.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bayan (definite accusative bayanı, plural bayanlar)

  1. woman
    Synonym: kadın

Usage notes

Used as a title, the word is usually capitalized and followed by a person’s name, often her surname or full name (as in “Bayan Ayşe Demirel”). This is unlike the more traditional title hanım, which is used after a person’s name, most commonly just her given name (as in “Ayşe Hanım”).

Declension

Declension of bayan
singular plural
nominative bayan bayanlar
definite accusative bayanı bayanları
dative bayana bayanlara
locative bayanda bayanlarda
ablative bayandan bayanlardan
genitive bayanın bayanların