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baren¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 馬楝 (baren).

noun baren · barens

  1. A tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of string glued to one side, covered with a smooth sheet.
  2. Any of several similar printing tools with a low-friction bumpy surface, made of ball bearings, glass, plastic, or other materials.

Baren²

  • /bɑ.ɹɛn/
  • /-ɹɪn/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴仁 (Bārén), which is derived from Uyghur بارىن (barin).

proper noun Pa-jen

  1. Synonym of Barin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. On 3 April, Abudure Yimu and Aihaiti Alabai, backbone members of the counterrevolutionary armed rebellion in Baren Township, went to Aigusi Township in Yengisar County to buy horses for battle. They offered a price as high as 2,000 yuan to buy a good horse owned by Danixi in San Village. The horse w

    Similar: Barin

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@misc{baren_2026,
  title = {baren},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baren},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}