bylina

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bylina

/bəˈliːnə/

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Borrowed from Russian были́на (bylína).

noun bylinas · bylini · byliny

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.

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noun traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem

Español	bylina
한국어	빌리나 billina
日本語	ブィリーナ bwirīna
中文	勇士讚歌 /勇士赞歌 yǒngshì zàngē
Português	bilina
Français	byline
Deutsch	Bylina
Русский	были́на bylína, ста́рина stárina
עברית	בילינה

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@misc{bylina_2026,
  title = {bylina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bylina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}