bylina

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/bəˈliːnə/

noun

A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.

OriginRussian были́на →
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Meanings

nounbylina (plural bylinas or bylini or byliny)

plural bylinas · plural bylini · plural byliny

  1. A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.

    We may compare the above notions with the categories of A. M. Astahova in her analysis of Russian epics, the bylina.

    2003, Lauri Harvilahti, The holy mountain: studies on Upper Altay Oral poetry, page 66

Origin

  1. Russianбыли́на
  2. Russianбыли́на
  3. Englishbylina

Borrowed from Russian были́на (bylína).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 勇士讚歌 /勇士赞歌
  • 勇士讚歌 /勇士赞歌 (yǒngshì zàngē)traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Czech bylina
  • bylinatraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Finnish bylina
  • bylinatraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
French byline
  • bylinetraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
German Bylina
  • Bylinatraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Hebrew בילינה
  • בילינהtraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Japanese ブィリーナ
  • ブィリーナ (bwirīna)traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Korean 빌리나
  • 빌리나 (billina)traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Polish bylina
  • bylinatraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Portuguese bilina
  • bilinatraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Russian были́на, ста́рина
  • были́на (bylína)traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • ста́рина (stárina)traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Slovak bylina
  • bylinatraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Spanish bylina
  • bylinatraditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Ukrainian били́на
  • били́на (bylýna)traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LibyanBailynBaylinbainly
Cite this entry
APA

bylina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bylina

MLA

“bylina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bylina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bylina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bylina.

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