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bayan¹

Where it comes from

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

noun bayans · baian · bajan

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

bayan²

Where it comes from

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

noun bayans

  1. A lecture.

Bayan³

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A county of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

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noun a Russian accordion

한국어바얀 bayan
日本語バヤン bayan
中文手風琴 /手风琴 shǒufēngqín, 鍵鈕式手風琴 /键钮式手风琴 jiàn niǔ shì shǒufēngqín
Françaisbayan
DeutschBajan
Italianobayan
Русскийбая́н baján
Tiếng Việtđàn baian

name Translations

中文巴彦 Bāyàn

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"bayan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bayan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bayan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bayan

Chicago

"bayan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bayan.

BibTeX
@misc{bayan_2026,
  title = {bayan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bayan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}