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maban

/ˈmaːbæn/

maban noun: a magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the shamans and elders derive their powers; it is often in the form of stones, and may be associated with quartz crystals, mother-of-pearl, etc.

Noun

maban (uncountable)

  1. A magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the shamans and elders derive their powers; it is often in the form of stones, and may be associated with quartz crystals, mother-of-pearl, etc.

Proper noun capitalized: Maban

Maban

  1. A Western Nilotic language of Sudan.

Adjective capitalized: Maban

Maban (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a small language family of languages spoken in eastern Chad, the Central African Republic, and western Sudan (Darfur).

Forms of maban

alternative formmabain
alternative formmabanba

Questions about maban

What does maban mean?
Maban means a magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the shamans and elders derive their powers; it is often in the form of stones, and may be associated with quartz crystals, mother-of-pearl, etc.
What part of speech is maban?
Maban can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce maban?
Maban is pronounced /ˈmaːbæn/.

Words near maban in the dictionary

  1. mabakhir
  2. Mabalacat
  3. Mabalbalino
  4. Mabalite
  5. Mabalor
  6. maban
  7. Mabana
  8. mabanba
  9. Mabanban
  10. Mabank
  11. mabati

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