Etymology

bayan

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Today it means: A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century. Full definition →

Russian бая́н
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bayan · noun1

  1. Russian · borrowed fromбая́н
  2. English todaybayan

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

bayan · noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromبَيَان
  2. English todaybayan

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Bayan · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from巴彦
  2. English todayBayan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴彦 (Bāyàn).

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