bayan

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noun

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

OriginRussian бая́н →
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Meanings

bayan1

nounbayan (plural bayans)

plural bayans · alternative baian · alternative bajan

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

bayan2

nounbayan (plural bayans)

plural bayans

  1. IslamA lecture.

Bayan3

proper noun
  1. A county of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
khorramshahr

Origin

bayan · noun

  1. Russianбая́н
  2. Englishbayan

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

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bayan · noun

  1. Arabicبَيَان
  2. Englishbayan

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

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Bayan · proper noun

  1. Mandarin巴彦
  2. EnglishBayan

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

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Translations

Bulgarian бая́н
  • бая́н (baján)a Russian accordion
Chinese Cantonese 巴彦
  • 巴彦 (baa¹ jin⁶)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 手風琴 /手风琴, 鍵鈕式手風琴 /键钮式手风琴
  • 手風琴 /手风琴 (shǒufēngqín)a Russian accordion
  • 鍵鈕式手風琴 /键钮式手风琴 (jiàn niǔ shì shǒufēngqín)a Russian accordion
  • 巴彦 (Bāyàn)Translations
Estonian bajaan
  • bajaana Russian accordion
Finnish bajan-harmonikka, bajan
  • bajan-harmonikkaa Russian accordion
  • bajana Russian accordion
French bayan
  • bayana Russian accordion
German Bajan
  • Bajana Russian accordion
Italian bayan
  • bayana Russian accordion
Japanese バヤン
  • バヤン (bayan)a Russian accordion
Korean 바얀
  • 바얀 (bayan)a Russian accordion
Latvian bajāns
  • bajānsa Russian accordion
Lithuanian bajanas
  • bajanasa Russian accordion
Polish bajan
  • bajana Russian accordion
Russian бая́н
  • бая́н (baján)a Russian accordion
Ukrainian бая́н
  • бая́н (baján)a Russian accordion
Vietnamese đàn baian
  • đàn baiana Russian accordion

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

banyaBanay
Cite this entry
APA

bayan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayan

MLA

“bayan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bayan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayan.

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