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bayan

bayan noun: a type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.

bayan: a type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century
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Noun (1)

bayan (plural bayans)

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

Noun (2)

bayan (plural bayans)

  1. A lecture.

Proper noun capitalized: Bayan

Bayan

  1. A county of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

bayan meaning in Vietnamese

bayan in Vietnamese

a Russian accordion
đàn baian

Forms of bayan

pluralbayans
alternative formbaian
alternative formbajan

Origin of bayan

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

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

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

Words formed from bayan

Phrases with bayan

Questions about bayan

What does bayan mean?
Bayan means a type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
What is bayan in Vietnamese?
Bayan in Vietnamese is đàn baian. See Bayan meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is bayan?
Bayan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bayan?
The plural of bayan is bayans.

Words near bayan in the dictionary

  1. bayam
  2. Bayambang
  3. bayamo
  4. bayamos
  5. Bayamón
  6. bayan
  7. Bayan Har
  8. Bayan Mod
  9. Bayan Obo
  10. Bayan Park
  11. Bayan Park Village

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